St. Paul Outside the Walls (Basilica di San Paolo Fuori le Mura) Rome

Every full day in Rome so far had began with a mass and today was not any different; but what was different was that all the Australian pilgrims were making their way to celebrate mass in the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura (Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls). Consecrated in the fourth century over the relics of St. Paul it was another one …

At dinner I mentioned to some of my fellow pilgrims that I would be jumping on to the Roman metro and heading in to town to take some night shots of the Colosseum. What began as just me and my father turned in to a group of eight, including Father Stephen, as we visited the ancient heart of the city. Along with Constantine's Arch the two were …

Entry containing 159 photos titled: Rome Vacation , Just so happy to be in Rome

Because I haven't got a picture of Hannibal at them yet, but I’m really looking forward to that so I’m doing a little foreshadowing now. Fun fact: I really shouldn’t begin a blog at a late hour after an ecstatic evening and several days removed from the events in question, because, let’s be honest, who knows where this guy …

... that all the Australian pilgrims were making their way to celebrate mass in the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura (Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls). Consecrated in the fourth century over the relics of St. Paul it was another one of the great ...

... – photos simply could not do it justice. After the Colosseum we jumped back on the metro and travelled to St. Paul Outside the Walls where tomorrow's thanksgiving mass would be held. Seeing Rome at night and sharing jokes was a great way to expel ...

... noticeable because of the size of the building. For lunch we had pizza, which is served room temperature.  Then headed to St Paul Outside the Walls church, where St Paul is buried after he was killed in Rome (the church is outside the old walls of ...

... of four Papal Basilicas or Major Basilicas of Rome the others being the Basilica of St. John Lateran, Santa Maria Maggiore and St. Paul outside the Walls. It is the most prominent building inside the Vatican City. The dome of St. Peter's rises to a ...

... are several videos of the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps and looking down on Rome from the hillside. Aerial view of St. Paul Outside the Walls. Image © Google Earth. See all 217 photos of this church in our San Paolo Photo Gallery. ...

... it's now one of the four major basilicas in Rome (the other three are St. Peter's, St. John Lateran, and St. Paul Outside the Walls). Every August a ceremony is held to reenact the miracle, with thousands of white flower petals fluttering down from the ...

... though and now you can see many of the spots I visited. My personal favorite was San Paolo Fuori Le Mura (St. Paul Outside the Walls) where the tomb of St. Paul is located. It is enormous, but incredibly beautiful. I honestly enjoyed it much more than ...

... to congestion. Crossing the Tiber the bus took the Via Ostiense and then stopped in front of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls. Shortly after he entered what was ancient Rome by Ostiensis Gate, which still retains much the same it looked when it ...