Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls | |
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Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls | |
41°51′31″N 12°28′36″E / 41.8587°N 12.4767°E | |
Location | Piazzale San Paolo, Rome |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Tradition | Latin Church |
Religious institute | Benedictines |
Website | Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls |
History | |
Status | Major Papal Basilica, Abbey Church |
Dedication | Paul the Apostle |
Consecrated | AD 4th century |
Relics held | Saint Paul |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Luigi Poletti (reconstruction) |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Neoclassical |
Groundbreaking | AD 4th century |
Completed | 1840 |
Specifications | |
Length | 150 metres (490 ft) |
Width | 80 metres (260 ft) |
Nave width | 30 metres (98 ft) |
Height | 73 metres (240 ft) |
Administration | |
Diocese | Rome |
Clergy | |
Archpriest | James Michael Harvey |
Official name | Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | i, ii, iii, iv, vi |
Designated | 1980 (4th session) |
Reference no. | 91 |
Region | Europe |
The Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura) is one of Rome's four major papal basilicas,[a] along with the basilicas of Saint John in the Lateran, Saint Peter's, and Saint Mary Major, as well as one of the city’s Seven Pilgrim Churches. The basilica is the conventual church of the adjacent Benedictine abbey and is served by the monks of the community.
The Basilica is within Italian territory, but the Holy See owns the Basilica in a regime of extraterritoriality, with Italy recognizing its full ownership and conceding it "the immunity granted by international law to the headquarters of the diplomatic agents of foreign States".[1][2][3]
James Michael Cardinal Harvey was named Archpriest of the basilica in 2012.
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