San Giorgio, Baroque church in Pizzo, Italy.

San Giorgio is the mother church of Pizzo, in the province of Vibo Valentia, built in the 16th century in baroque style over an earlier church. Its baroque portal of 1632 carries an inscription dedicating the church to Saint George Martyr and the Virgin Mary. Inside are a statue attributed to Pietro Bernini and the tomb slab of Gioacchino Murat.

The church was built in the 16th century in baroque style on the site of an earlier church, in Pizzo's historic centre. Its baroque portal is dated 1632, and the architrave names Saint George Martyr and the Virgin Mary. Gioacchino Murat, shot at the town's castle, was buried in the church's crypt.

The church is dedicated to Saint George Martyr and the Virgin Mary, as carved on the architrave of the baroque portal dated 1632. Inside stands a statue attributed to Pietro Bernini. The tomb slab of Gioacchino Murat, shot at the local castle in 1815, is here; his burial in the crypt made the church a destination tied to the Napoleonic era.

The church stands in Pizzo's historic centre, a short walk from the castle where Joachim Murat was shot in 1815; his tomb slab is inside. The baroque portal of 1632 marks the entrance. As a place of worship, dress modestly and avoid visiting during Mass.

In the crypt under the church lies the tomb of Gioacchino Murat, Napoleon's brother-in-law and King of Naples, shot at Pizzo's castle in 1815 and buried here. The church also holds the remains of Antonino Anile, a Pizzo native who was an anatomist, writer and education minister of the Kingdom of Italy.