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

France

San-Giovanni-di-Moriani San-Giovanni-di-Moriani () is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Corse departm ...

, a municipality of the Haute-Corse department, Corsica

Italy

Municipalities *

Borgo San Giovanni Borgo San Giovanni is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southwest of Lodi. Borgo San Giovanni borders the following municipalities: Lodi Vecchio, Sale ...

, in the Province of Lodi, Lombardy *

Castel San Giovanni Castel San Giovanni ( Piacentino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. History The origins of the town are probably related to an ancient ''pieve'' called ''Olubra'' and a fortress called ''Castellus Mi ...

, in the Province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna *

Fornovo San Giovanni Fornovo San Giovanni (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located in the Gera d'Adda, about east of Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in norther ...

, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy *

Luserna San Giovanni Luserna San Giovanni (Occitan: ''Luzerna e San Jan'', Piedmontese: ''Luserna e San Gioann'', French: Lucerne Saint-Jean) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the Val Pellice a ...

, in the Province of Turin, Piedmont *

Monte San Giovanni Campano Monte San Giovanni Campano is a ''comune'' (municipality) of about 12,800 inhabitants in the province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about east of Frosinone. Monte San Giovanni Campano is in the Lati ...

, in the Province of Frosinone, Lazio * Monte San Giovanni in Sabina, in the Province of Rieti, Lazio *

Motta San Giovanni Motta San Giovanni is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about southeast of Reggio Calabria. In antiquity it had the Greek toponym ''Leucopetra ...

, in the Province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria *

Penna San Giovanni Penna San Giovanni is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about south of Macerata. Penna San Giovanni borders the following municipalities: Amandola, Falerone ...

, in the Province of Macerata, Marche *

Rocca San Giovanni Rocca San Giovanni is a ''comune ''and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Main sights The main attraction of the neighbourhood is the Abbey of San Giovanni in Venere. Other sights in Rocca San Giovanni include: *church ...

, in the Province of Chieti, Abruzzo *

Sale San Giovanni Sale San Giovanni is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about east of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 181 and an area of .All demographic ...

, in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont *

San Giovanni a Piro San Giovanni a Piro ( Cilentan: ''San Giuanni'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy. Geography The town is located on a hill on the road linking Marina di Camerota to Policastro Bussentino. ...

, in the Province of Salerno, Campania *

San Giovanni al Natisone San Giovanni al Natisone ( fur, San Zuan dal Nadison) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about southeast of Udine. San Giovanni al Natison ...

, in the Province of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia *

San Giovanni Bianco San Giovanni Bianco (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about north of Bergamo, located in the Val Brembana Val Brembana is a valley i ...

, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy *

San Giovanni del Dosso San Giovanni del Dosso ( Lower Mantovano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Mantua. San Giovanni del Dosso borders the following mun ...

, in the Province of Mantua, Lombardy * San Giovanni di Gerace, in the Province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria *

San Giovanni Gemini San Giovanni Gemini ( Sicilian: ''San Giuvanni'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about north of Agrigento. History Originally, the town was called ...

, in the Province of Agrigento, Sicily *

San Giovanni Ilarione San Giovanni Ilarione is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about northeast of Verona. San Giovanni Ilarione borders the following municipalities: Cazzano di Tra ...

, in the Province of Verona, Veneto *

San Giovanni Incarico San Giovanni Incarico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about southeast of Frosinone. San Giovanni Incarico borders the following municipalities: Arce, C ...

, in the Province of Frosinone, Lazio *

San Giovanni in Croce San Giovanni in Croce (Cremunés: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about east of Cremona. San Giovanni in Croce borders the following municipa ...

, in the Province of Cremona, Lombardy *

San Giovanni in Fiore San Giovanni in Fiore (; nap, label= Calabrian, Sangiuvanni ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The town originates from the Florense Abbey, built here by the Calabrian monk Joachim of ...

, in the Province of Cosenza, Calabria *

San Giovanni in Galdo San Giovanni in Galdo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region of Molise, located about east of Campobasso. San Giovanni in Galdo borders the following municipalities: Campobasso, Campodipietra, Campoliet ...

, in the Province of Campobasso, Molise *

San Giovanni in Marignano San Giovanni in Marignano ( rgn, San Giàn or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southeast of Rimini. San Giovanni in Marignano borders t ...

, in the Province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna *

San Giovanni in Persiceto San Giovanni in Persiceto (from 1912 to 1927: ''Persiceto''; Western Bolognese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, northern Italy. Located in the northern part of the Metropolitan City, bordering with the province ...

, in the Province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna *

San Giovanni la Punta San Giovanni la Punta ( Sicilian: ''San Giuvanni la Punta'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about northeast of Catania. San Giovanni la ...

, in the Province of Catania, Sicily *

San Giovanni Lipioni San Giovanni Lipioni is a small village and ''comune'' located at the southernmost tip of province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy, on a hill overlooking the river Trigno valley. Geography The village lies at an elevation of . The terri ...

, in the Province of Chieti, Abruzzo *

San Giovanni Lupatoto San Giovanni Lupatoto is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capi ...

, in the Province of Verona, Veneto *

San Giovanni Rotondo San Giovanni Rotondo is the name of a town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia and region of Apulia, in southern Italy. San Giovanni Rotondo was the home of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina from 28 July 1916 until his death on 23 September 1968. T ...

, in the Province of Foggia, Apulia *

San Giovanni Suergiu San Giovanni Suergiu, Santu Giuanni de Suergiu in sardinian language, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about west of Cagliari and about south of Carbonia. San Giovanni S ...

, in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia *

San Giovanni Teatino San Giovanni Teatino is a ''comune'' and town in the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Until 1894 this comune was known as Forcabobolina. Situated on a hill overlooking the valley of the river Pescara (Aterno-Pescara), in recent ...

, in the Province of Chieti, Abruzzo *

San Giovanni Valdarno San Giovanni Valdarno is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, central Italy, located in the valley of the Arno River. History According to the Italian medieval historian Giovanni Villani, the town was founded in 1296, by ...

, in the Province of Arezzo, Tuscany *

Sesto San Giovanni Sesto San Giovanni (; lmo, Sest San Giovann, label=Western Lombard ), locally referred to as just Sesto ( lmo, Sest, links=no), is a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy. Its railway station is the northernmost s ...

, in the Province of Milan, Lombardy *

Villa San Giovanni Villa San Giovanni is a port city and a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria of Calabria, Italy. In 2010 its population was 13,747 with a decrease of 2.5% until 2016 and in 2020 an increase of 3.7% . It is an important termina ...

, 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 Bellagio may refer to: * Bellagio, Lombardy, an Italian town * Bellagio (resort), a luxury resort and casino in Las Vegas * Bellagio (Hong Kong), a private housing building * Bellagio declaration, an intellectual copyright resolution * 79271 Bellag ...

(CO), Lombardy * San Giovanni, in the municipality of

Castellamonte Castellamonte is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. It is located in the Canavese, at the feet of a hill surmounted by a 14th-century castle, hence the nam ...

(TO), Piedmont * San Giovanni, in the municipality of

Motta di Livenza Motta di Livenza (or di Ligenda/ Ligondo·la/ Livanda·la, later Ligondza, then Livenza) is a town in the province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy. Twin towns Motta di Livenza is twinned with: * L'Isle-Jourdain, Gers, France * Cres, Croatia * Para ...

(TV), Veneto * San Giovanni, in the municipality of

Portoferraio Portoferraio () is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Livorno, on the edge of the eponymous harbour of the island of Elba. It is the island's largest city. Because of its terrain, many of its buildings are situated on the slopes of a tiny h ...

(LI), Tuscany * San Giovanni, in the municipality of

Sassari Sassari (, ; sdc, Sàssari ; sc, Tàtari, ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 127,525 inhabitants, and a Functional Urban Area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, ...

, Sardinia * San Giovanni, in the municipality

Solagna Solagna is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, north-eastern Italy. It is east of SS47 state road. Sights include the church of Santa Giustina, with artworks by Brustolon and Giuseppe Ghedina; it also houses the alleged tomb of Ezzelino II d ...

(VI), Veneto * San Giovanni Apostolo, a quarter of the city of

Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...

* San Giovanni a Cerreto, in the municipality of

Castelnuovo Berardenga Castelnuovo Berardenga is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about east of Siena. Since 1932 it has been included in the Chianti wine-production area. The ...

(SI), Tuscany *

San Giovanni a Teduccio San Giovanni a Teduccio is a coastal suburb in the east of Naples, in southern Italy. Etymology The area took its name after the discovery of a marble bust of John the Baptist in the 4th century which was found in a building that belonged to Theo ...

, a quarter of the city of Naples * San Giovanni Cilento, in the municipality of

Stella Cilento Stella Cilento ( Cilentan: ''Stella Ciliendo'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Its name means ''Star of Cilento'' in the Italian language. Geography Stella, named after the neig ...

(SA), Campania *

San Giovanni d'Asso San Giovanni d’Asso is a frazione of the ''comune'' of Montalcino, province of Siena, Italy. It is located about southeast of Florence and about southeast of Siena in the area known as the Crete Senesi. It was a ''comune'' until 2017. The ham ...

, in the municipality of

Montalcino Montalcino is a hill town and ''comune'' in the province of Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. The town is located to the west of Pienza, close to the Crete Senesi in Val d'Orcia. It is from Siena, from Florence and from Pisa. Monte Amiata is loc ...

(SI), Tuscany * San Giovanni di Duino, in the municipality of

Duino-Aurisina Duino-Aurisina ( sl, Devin-Nabrežina, german: Thübein-Nabreschin, also ; vec, label=Triestine, Duin-Aurisina) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Trieste in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Lying near the border with S ...

(TS), Friuli-Venezia Giulia * San Giovanni di Sinis, in the municipality of Cabras (OR), Sardinia *

San Giovanni di Val d'Era San Giovanni di Val d'Era (or ''Villaggio San Giovanni''), known also as Borgo Bocioni, is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Lajatico, province of Pisa. At the time of the 2001 census its population ...

, in the municipality of

Lajatico Lajatico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Pisa. Lajatico sits in mainly hilly terrain at variable elevations from above sea level) ...

(PI), Tuscany * San Giovanni Montebello, in the municipality of

Giarre Giarre ( scn, Giarri) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily. The town is located about southeast of Palermo and around north of Catania. Geography Giarre is bounded by the municipalities of Acireale, Mascali ...

(CT), Sicily

Malta

San Ġwann San Ġwann is a town in the Central Region of Malta, with a population of 14,244 as of 2021. Previous to its separate administration the town used to form part of two separate localities being Birkirkara and St. Julian's. Places and monuments ...

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

Montenegro

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

Kotor Kotor (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Котор, ), historically known as Cattaro (from Italian: ), is a coastal town in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Bay of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative c ...

San Marino

San Giovanni sotto le Penne San Giovanni sotto le Penne is a small village (''curazia'') in central San Marino. It belongs to the castle of Borgo Maggiore. Geography It is located south of the country's highest point Monte Titano, on a road bordering to the territory of the ...

, 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 The Archbasilica Cathedral of the Most Holy Savior and of Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist in the Lateran ( it, Arcibasilica del Santissimo Salvatore e dei Santi Giovanni Battista ed Evangelista in Laterano), also known as the Papa ...

in Rome *the Baptistry of

Battistero di San Giovanni (Florence) The Florence Baptistery, also known as the Baptistery of Saint John ( it, Battistero di San Giovanni), is a religious building in Florence, Italy, and has the status of a minor basilica. The octagonal baptistery stands in both the Piazza del ...

* San Giovanni (Siena) *

San Giovanni de Butris San Giovanni de Butris is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic stone church located outside of the town of Acquasparta, on the former via Flaminia, in the Province of Terni, region of Umbria it, Umbro (man) it, Umbra (woman) , population_note ...

in Umbria * San Giovanni di Dio in Florence * San Giovanni Battista, two churches in Italy and Switzerland

Other

* Barons di San Giovanni, the noble house of Malta * San Giovanni-L'apocalisse (movie), a European TV film *

San Giovanni (Rome Metro) San Giovanni is an underground interchange station on Lines A and C of the Rome Metro. The station is located in Piazzale Appio at the beginning of Via Appia Nuova, beside the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, from which the station takes ...

, an underground station in Rome *

Sangiovanni Giovanni Pietro Damian (born 9 January 2003), known professionally as Sangiovanni, is an Italian singer and songwriter. In 2020, Sangiovanni took part at the 20th edition of the Italian talent show ''Amici di Maria De Filippi'', where he won the ...

, an Italian singer *, British ship formerly known as ''San Giovanni''