Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is a monastery in Municipio Roma VIII, Rome, Lazio which is located on Via Ostiense. Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is situated nearby to the railway stop Basilica San Paolo, as well as near the archaeological site Catacombs of Commodilla.

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Type: Monastery
Denomination: Catholic
Description: benedictine abbey in Roma
Also known as: “Abbazia di San Paolo fuori le Mura”, “Abbey of San Paolo fuori le mura”, and “Saint Paul Outside the Walls”
Address: Via Ostiense 186, Roma, 00146

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Paul outside the walls and Basilica San Paolo.

Saint Paul outside the walls

Church

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The Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls 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. Saint Paul outside the walls is situated 100 metres north of Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls.

Basilica San Paolo

Railway stop

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Basilica San Paolo is a station on the Line B of the Rome Metro. It was opened in 1955 and is located at the intersection between Viale Giustiniano Imperatore and Via Gaspare Gozzi, behind the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in the Ostiense quarter. Basilica San Paolo is situated 230 metres southeast of Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls.

Catacombs of Commodilla

Archaeological site

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The Catacombs of Commodilla or Catacombs of Felix and Adauctus is a three-level underground burial complex forming one of the catacombs of Rome. It is sited on via delle Sette Chiese, not very far from via Ostiense, in the Ostiense quartiere. Catacombs of Commodilla is situated 650 metres northeast of Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garbatella and Aventino-Testaccio.

Garbatella

Quarter

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Garbatella is an urban zone of Rome. It belongs to the Municipio VIII of Rome comune, Italy, in the Ostiense quarter of Rome. Its population counts nearly 45,000.

Aventino-Testaccio

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Aventino and Testaccio are neighbourhoods of Rome. Aventino is named for the hill which rises up near the Tiber river and is one of the legendary seven hills of Rome.