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 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
See also
- San Giorgio Maggiore (disambiguation)
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