Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura (Italian) Basilica Sancti Pauli extra mœnia (Latin)
The statue of Saint Paul in front of the portico
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41°51′31″N 12°28′36″E / 41.8587°N 12.4767°E / 41.8587; 12.4767
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 (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
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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, 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. It lies within Italian territory, but the Holy See owns the basilica and it is part of the Vatican's extraterritoriality.