San Giovanni, the Italian form of "Saint John", a name that may refer to dozens of saints.

At least 58 comuni

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

in Italy are named San Giovanni, and at least 49 more are named San Giovanni... (as in San Giovanni Valdarno

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. It was originally called Castel S. Giovanni....

 in Tuscany), and hundreds of frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

and smaller villages. 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)
  Battistero di San Giovanni (Florence)
  The Florence Baptistry or Battistero di San Giovanni is a religious building in Florence , Italy, which has the status of a minor basilica....
  
  
• San Giovanni (Siena)
• San Giovanni de Butris in Umbria
• San Giovanni di Dio in Florence
• San Giovanni Battista
  Church of San Giovanni Battista
  The Church of San Giovanni Battista is located in the alpine village of Mogno in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It was built between 1994 and 1996 on the site of an older church , which was levelled by an avalanche in 1986. The church is named after St...
  
  , two churches in Italy and Switzerland

San Giovanni may also refer to:

• San Giovanni sotto le Penne (San Marino
  San Marino
  San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...
  
  )
• San Giovanni, Malta
• Barons di San Giovanni, the noble house of Malta
• San Giovanni-L'apocalisse (movie), a European TV film

See also

• Saint-Jean (disambiguation)
• Saint John (disambiguation)
• Saint Juan (disambiguation)
• Sant Joan (disambiguation)
  Sant Joan (disambiguation)
  Sant Joan may refer to:*Sant Joan, Majorca, Spain**Son Sant Joan Airport, Palma de Mallorca*Sant Joan Despí, Baix Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain*Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Valencia, Spain*Sant Joan de Labritja, Ibiza, Spain...
  
  
• San Juan (disambiguation)
• São João (disambiguation)
• St. Johann