San Giorgio, Catholic church in Chieri, Italy

San Giorgio stands at the top of Chieri's hill on Piazzetta San Giorgio, on the site of a 10th-century castrum. The 1442 rebuilding by the Villas family produced a three-nave interior with a buttressed apse; side chapels were added in the 17th century. The facade is Bernardo Antonio Vittone's work of 1752, and the bell tower, the former civic tower, is topped by a pagoda-shaped dome.

A chapel already stood inside the 10th-century castrum on the hill of Cario; the 14th-century Gothic church and the Landolfian tower, used as civic tower by the Republic of Chieri, preceded it. After a fire destroyed the church in 1412, the Villas family, lords of Villastellone, rebuilt it in 1442 as a three-nave building with a buttressed apse, turned toward the city. Side chapels were added in the 17th century.

Inside, the church keeps a Resurrection of Christ by Guglielmo Caccia, known as Il Moncalvo, and a bronze bell cast in 1452. The neo-Gothic plant motifs on the vaults were painted at the end of the 19th century by the Chieri decorator Vincenzo Pangella, also active in the cathedral and San Domenico. The parish archive holds documents from the 16th to the 20th century.

San Giorgio stands at Piazzetta San Giorgio on the hill of Cario above the town centre, reached on foot through the old streets. The facade by Bernardo Antonio Vittone faces the city. Inside, the crypt of San Michele lies beneath the main altar; the 19th-century ceiling decoration by Vincenzo Pangella covers the vaults.

The bell tower of San Giorgio serves as a landmark for navigation in Chieri, rising above the surrounding medieval buildings. The tower remains visible from many points in town, helping visitors find their way.