🏛️ San Paolo Fuori le Mura
Papal Basilica and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Rome
📌 Fast Facts
- One of Rome's four Papal Basilicas, built on the traditional burial site of St. Paul the Apostle
- Original 4th-century structure commissioned by Emperor Constantine the Great; largely reconstructed after an 1823 fire
- Part of the Historic Centre of Rome UNESCO World Heritage listing (inscribed 1980)
- Open daily with no entrance fee; accessible to people with disabilities
San Paolo Fuori le Mura (Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls) stands as one of Rome's four major Papal Basilicas and a principal destination for Christian pilgrimage. Located outside the Aurelian Walls on the southern edge of the city, the basilica occupies the site traditionally identified as the burial place of the Apostle Paul. Its significance derives from nearly two millennia of continuous Christian worship and its role in the spiritual history of the Western Church ...