San Sebastiano fuori le Mura
Built above catacombs where the bodies of Sts. Peter and Paul were traditionally sheltered, San Sebastiano fuori le Mura takes its name from the martyr buried within. Long counted among the Seven Pilgrim Churches, it stands on the Via Appia, itself inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2024.
Highlights
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Relics of St. Sebastian
Relics including the arrow said to have struck St. Sebastian and a stone bearing footprints attributed to Christ.
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Statue of St. Sebastian
Giuseppe Giorgetti’s statue of St. Sebastian.
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Via delle Sette Chiese
The road outside still carries the name Via delle Sette Chiese, from St. Philip Neri’s 1553 pilgrimage route.
Also of note
- Bernini’s Salvator Mundi bust, one of his final works
- The Albani Chapel, decorated by Carlo Maratta and Carlo Fontana among others
Opening Hours
Oct–Mar: 8:15 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Apr–Sep: 8:15 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Mass Times
Saturday (vigil) at 6 p.m. (Oct–Mar) and 6:30 p.m. (Apr–Sep).
Sunday at 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. (not celebrated July–Aug), 12:15 p.m. (not celebrated in Aug), 6 p.m. (Oct–Mar) and 6:30 p.m. (Apr–Sep).
No explicit weekday Mass times published on the official site.
Parish Office
Tue and Thu: 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Wed and Sat: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Parish office closed August and holidays.
Titular Cardinal
Cardinal Lluís Martínez Sistach from Spain