# San Giorgio

San Giorgio, is the Italian form of Saint George. When used as the name of a person it is frequently contracted to Sangiorgio.

## Places
### Comuni

Many towns and villages are named after the saint, including the following communes (comuni), or municipalities:
* Carrara San Giorgio, one of two constituent municipalities of Due Carrare in the Province of Padua
* Castel San Giorgio, in the Province of Salerno
* Monforte San Giorgio, in the Province of Messina
* Porto San Giorgio, in the Province of Fermo
* San Giorgio a Cremano, in the Province of Napoli
* San Giorgio a Liri, in the Province of Frosinone
* San Giorgio Albanese, in the Province of Cosenza
* San Giorgio Canavese, in the Province of Torino
* San Giorgio del Sannio, in the Province of Benevento
* San Giorgio della Richinvelda, in the Province of Pordenone
* San Giorgio delle Pertiche, in the Province of Padova
* San Giorgio di Lomellina, in the Province of Pavia
* San Giorgio di Mantova, in the Province of Mantova
* San Giorgio di Nogaro, in the Province of Udine
* San Giorgio di Pesaro, in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino
* San Giorgio di Piano, in the Province of Bologna
* San Giorgio in Bosco, in the Province of Padova
* San Giorgio Ionico, in the Province of Taranto
* San Giorgio la Molara, in the Province of Benevento
* San Giorgio Lucano, in the Province of Matera
* San Giorgio Monferrato, in the Province of Alessandria
* San Giorgio Morgeto, in the Province of Reggio Calabria
* San Giorgio Piacentino, in the Province of Piacenza
* San Giorgio Scarampi, in the Province of Asti
* San Giorgio su Legnano, in the Province of Milano
* Torre San Giorgio, in the Province of Cuneo
* Giurgiu, Romania, which some claim is named for Saint George

### Frazione

* San Giorgio (Cascia), in the Province of Perugia

### Geography

* Monte San Giorgio, a Swiss mountain
* San Giorgio in Alga, an island of the Venetian lagoon
* San Giorgio Maggiore, an island in Venice

## Buildings

Churches bearing this dedication include:
* The Pieve di San Giorgio, Argenta
* San Giorgio, Brescia, a church near Porta Bruciata, in Brescia, Lombardy
* San Giorgio, Portofino
* San Giorgio (Siena), a church in Siena
* San Giorgio al Palazzo, Milan
* San Giorgio dei Greci, Venice
* San Giorgio di Nogaro Friuli Venezia Giulia
* San Giorgio in Braida, Verona
* San Giorgio in Poggiale, Bologna, a deconsecrated church and now art and history library in Bologna
* San Giorgio in Velabro, Rome
* Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
* San Giorgio Cathedral, Modica, mother church of Modica, Province of Ragusa, Sicily
* Duomo of San Giorgio, Ragusa, a church in Ragusa Ibla, Sicily
* Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, a confraternity house in Venice
Other buildings with the name:
* San Giorgio Monastery, Venice
* Palazzo San Giorgio, Genoa

## People

People with the name San Giorgio or Sangiorgio include:
* The Master of the Antiphonal Q of San Giorgio Maggiore (active between 1440 and 1470), an Italian painter of illuminated manuscripts
* Giovanni Antonio Sangiorgio (died 1509), Italian canon lawyer and Cardinal of Alessandria
* Eusebio da San Giorgio (c.1470–c.1550), an Italian painter
* Abbondio Sangiorgio (1798–1879), a Milanese sculptor

## Business

* Banco di San Giorgio (1987–2012), an Italian bank
* Bank of Saint George (Italian: Casa delle compere e dei banchi di San Giorgio), the oldest chartered bank, established in 1407
* San Giorgio pasta, founded in Lebanon, PA in 1914; acquired by Hershey Foods in 1966; acquired by Riviana Foods Inc. in 2017.

## Transportation

* San Giorgio (Genoa Metro), a metro station on the Genoa Metro
* Italian cruiser San Giorgio, an armored cruiser of the Regia Marina in the early 20th century
* San Giorgio class amphibious transport dock, an Italian Navy amphibious landing ship
* Viadotto Genova-San Giorgio, a viaduct in Genoa, Italy.

## Other

* Compagnia di San Giorgio, the name of several groups of 14th century Italian mercenaries
* San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk (Monet), a 1908 oil painting by Claude Monet