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

Many town and villages are named after the saint, including the following 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

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 (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
• Duomo of San Giorgio, 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

Other

San Giorgio may also refer to:

• Compagnia di San Giorgio, the name of several groups of 14th century Italian mercenaries
• San Giorgio (Genoa Metro), a metro station on the Genoa Metro
• San Giorgio Maggiore, an island in Venice
• San Giorgio in Alga, an island of the Venetian lagoon
• Monte San Giorgio, a Swiss mountain
• San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk, a 1908 oil painting by Claude Monet
• Italian cruiser San Giorgio, an armored cruiser of the Regia Marina in the early 20th century
• The San Giorgio class, Italian Navy amphibious landing ship