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

Bernini’s Salvator Mundi bust, one of his final works
Giuseppe Giorgetti’s statue of St. Sebastian
Relics including the arrow said to have struck St. Sebastian and a stone bearing footprints attributed to Christ
The Albani Chapel, decorated by Carlo Maratta and Carlo Fontana among others
The road outside still carries the name Via delle Sette Chiese, from St. Philip Neri’s 1553 pilgrimage route

Mass Times

Saturday (vigil): 6:00 p.m. (Oct–Mar) / 6:30 p.m. (Apr–Sep)

Sunday: 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. (not celebrated July–Aug), 12:15 p.m. (not celebrated in Aug), 6:00 p.m. (Oct–Mar) / 6:30 p.m. (Apr–Sep)

No explicit weekday Mass times published on the official site.

Opening Hours

Oct–Mar: 8:15 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Apr–Sep: 8:15 a.m.–7:00 p.m.

Parish office: Tue & Thu 3:30–5:30 p.m., Wed & Sat 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.; closed August and holidays.

Address

Via Appia Antica 136, 00179 Roma

Titular Cardinal

Cardinal Lluís Martínez Sistach

Spain