Basilica San Paolo Fuori le Mura - The Pauline Flame

The Pauline Door

Under the portico of the Basilica, a door dedicated to the Apostle of the Gentiles has been opened.

All pilgrims will go through this door into the Basilica in order to reach the tomb of St Paul.

The decoration on the door recalls some of the

most significant moments in the life of the Apostle Paul.

The Pauline Flame

Following the tradition of the Church, each pilgrim can share in this gesture of light alongside the resting place of St Paul.

In offering this candle we join ourselves to those communities which Paul visited and these same candelabra will be placed in Churches along the Pauline itinerary.

Your flame of prayer and communion are lit and extinguished by the monks of the Benedictine Abbey