The Cathedral of San Giovanni The City-State of San Giovanni is largely forgotten today. In 1571, however, it was a wonderful place to be for both the secular and the spiritual. The was no war for three centuries, the market benefited from its close proximity to the Old Salt Route, and the artist community was vibrant and influential. Yet all of this paled to San Giovanni's greatest treasure: the Cathedral. It is said that when the original plans (now enshrined in Rome) were shown to the finest …