# San Giovanni

San Giovanni, the Italian form of Saint John, is a name that may refer to dozens of saints. It may also refer to several places (most of them in Italy) and religious buildings:

## Places
### Albania

* Shëngjin, a coastal town formerly known as San Giovanni de Medua

### France

* San-Giovanni-di-Moriani, a municipality of the Haute-Corse department, Corsica

### Italy

Municipalities
* Borgo San Giovanni, in the Province of Lodi, Lombardy
* Castel San Giovanni, in the Province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna
* Fornovo San Giovanni, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy
* Luserna San Giovanni, in the Province of Turin, Piedmont
* Monte San Giovanni Campano, in the Province of Frosinone, Lazio
* Monte San Giovanni in Sabina, in the Province of Rieti, Lazio
* Motta San Giovanni, in the Province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria
* Penna San Giovanni, in the Province of Macerata, Marche
* Rocca San Giovanni, in the Province of Chieti, Abruzzo
* Sale San Giovanni, in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont
* San Giovanni a Piro, in the Province of Salerno, Campania
* San Giovanni al Natisone, in the Province of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
* San Giovanni Bianco, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy
* San Giovanni del Dosso, in the Province of Mantua, Lombardy
* San Giovanni di Gerace, in the Province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria
* San Giovanni Gemini, in the Province of Agrigento, Sicily
* San Giovanni Ilarione, in the Province of Verona, Veneto
* San Giovanni Incarico, in the Province of Frosinone, Lazio
* San Giovanni in Croce, in the Province of Cremona, Lombardy
* San Giovanni in Fiore, in the Province of Cosenza, Calabria
* San Giovanni in Galdo, in the Province of Campobasso, Molise
* San Giovanni in Marignano, in the Province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna
* San Giovanni in Persiceto, in the Province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
* San Giovanni la Punta, in the Province of Catania, Sicily
* San Giovanni Lipioni, in the Province of Chieti, Abruzzo
* San Giovanni Lupatoto, in the Province of Verona, Veneto
* San Giovanni Rotondo, in the Province of Foggia, Apulia
* San Giovanni Suergiu, in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia
* San Giovanni Teatino, in the Province of Chieti, Abruzzo
* San Giovanni Valdarno, in the Province of Arezzo, Tuscany
* Sesto San Giovanni, in the Province of Milan, Lombardy
* Villa San Giovanni, in the Province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria
* Villa San Giovanni in Tuscia, in the Province of Viterbo, Lazio
Hamlets and quarters
* San Giovanni, in the municipality of Bellagio (CO), Lombardy
* San Giovanni, in the municipality of Castellamonte (TO), Piedmont
* San Giovanni, in the municipality of Motta di Livenza (TV), Veneto
* San Giovanni, in the municipality of Portoferraio (LI), Tuscany
* San Giovanni, in the municipality of Sassari, Sardinia
* San Giovanni, in the municipality Solagna (VI), Veneto
* San Giovanni Apostolo, a quarter of the city of Palermo
* San Giovanni a Cerreto, in the municipality of Castelnuovo Berardenga (SI), Tuscany
* San Giovanni a Teduccio, a quarter of the city of Naples
* San Giovanni Cilento, in the municipality of Stella Cilento (SA), Campania
* San Giovanni d'Asso, in the municipality of Montalcino (SI), Tuscany
* San Giovanni di Duino, in the municipality of Duino-Aurisina (TS), Friuli-Venezia Giulia
* San Giovanni di Sinis, in the municipality of Cabras (OR), Sardinia
* San Giovanni di Val d'Era, in the municipality of Lajatico (PI), Tuscany
* San Giovanni Montebello, in the municipality of Giarre (CT), Sicily

### Malta

* San Ġwann (it: San Giovanni), a town and local council

### Montenegro

* Sveti Ivan (it: San Giovanni), a fortress atop a hill above the town of Kotor.

### San Marino

* San Giovanni sotto le Penne, a village (curazia) of the municipality of Borgo Maggiore

## Churches

Many hundreds, probably even thousands, of churches are also named after the various saints hiding under the simple "Giovanni", among them:
* the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome
* the Baptistry of Battistero di San Giovanni (Florence)
* San Giovanni (Siena)
* San Giovanni de Butris in Umbria
* San Giovanni di Dio in Florence
* San Giovanni Battista, two churches in Italy and Switzerland

## Other

* Italian corvette San Giovanni, a steam corvette of the Italian Royal Navy
* San Giovanni (Rome Metro), an underground station in Rome
* Sangiovanni, an Italian singer
* HMS Athenienne, British ship formerly known as San Giovanni