The Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls

One of our last visits in following in the footsteps of St. Paul.

It was here that he was beheaded, and we had a chance to walk down the last path that he did. [That's tomorrow's photo :) ]

Some sweet background on St. Paul...

In Ephesians, Paul elaborates how Christ is the head of the Church and a
marvelous example of the Mystical Body. Through the epistles of Philippians and
Colossians, he tells us that Jesus is our true joy and completeness.

In Thessalonians, the Messiah is our ultimate hope and patience and discipline for survival. One of Paul's recruits is young Timothy, and through those two books named after him, Paul assures us of the importance of our faith in Jesus and its stability.

No saint was more articulate, bold or daring. The Spirit moved and motivated his every step. He was tortured, tried and tested with untold beatings and finally was decapitated after many years of imprisonment and crosses. He bore them all lovingly and considered it a priviledge to suffer for his brother, Jesus.

The Basilica of St Paul outside the Walls, the second largest Roman church after the Vatican, stands near the bank of the Tiber River. It stands on the burial place of the Apostle to the Gentiles and has never ceased to be the destination of pilgrims and ordinary visitors. St Paul was buried in the small graveyard adjacent to Via Ostiensis, not far from the area called Ad Aquas Salvias (nowadays known as Three Fountains) where he was martyred in 67AD.