High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Papal Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura), commonly known as St Paul`s Outside the Walls, is one of four churches that are the great ancient major basilicas or papal basilicas of Rome: the basilicas of St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, and St. Peter`s and Saint Paul Outside the Walls. Francesco Monterisi was named archpriest of the basilica in 2009.