WHY THE NAME VILLA SAN GIÒ
In the Parish Church Archives in Magliano Sabina which was once a diocesan centre, it is possible to examine most of the Pastoral visit manuscript reports, which were periodically written in consequence of the inspections the Bishop himself or some delegate of his. In the description reported by the amanuenses, in the visit paid by the Papal legate in 1636 in both Collevecchio and Cicignano churches, Villa San Giovanni Chapel is referred to as "Capella ruralis qua unita est villa, casalis seu possessionis, vulgariter dicta 'San Giovanni' ". On the other hand, according to the map drawn by a famous land surveyor, Francesco Sperandio, who took a census of the territory in 1759, the above chapel located between St. Agostino and St. Urbano is so called S. Giò. We were quite pleased to adopt such abbreviation as it was prompted by such an influential personality; this is why our place is called "Villa San Giò".