Sankt Paulsgatan (St. Paul Street) is a street of

Södermalm Södermalm, often shortened to just Söder, is the southern district of Stockholm City Centre. Overview The Södermalm district covers the island of the same name (formerly called ''Åsön''), which, however, is not fully separated from th ...

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

. The street leads east–west from

Götgatan Götgatan (Original Swedish ''Göthegatan''*Stahre, Nils-Gustaf; Fogelström, Per Anders (1986). Stockholms gatunamn: innerstaden. Monografier utgivna av Stockholms stad (1st edition). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna förlaget. Libris 7269073. for " ...

to Torkel Knutssonsgatan, parallel to Hornsgatan which is approximately 770 feet long. In 1647 the street was first referred to as Sancti Påwels gathun. It is unclear where the name came from, but possibly the

Maria Magdalena Church The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene () is a church on Södermalm in central Stockholm, Sweden, dedicated to and named for Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene. The church plan has a nave but no aisles. In its eastern end is a three-sided choir and t ...

, which is close by, giving rise to the name of the street. The former Methodist St. Paul Church which lies along the street is named after the street. Also found on the street are

Mariatorget Mariatorget (the Maria Square) is a Town square, square and a city park in the district of Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. History It was constructed at the end of the 1760s. Its original name was Adolf Fredriks torg (after King Adolf Frederick ...

(Maria Square) and Van der Noot Palace. Stahre, Nils-Gustaf; Fogelström, Per Anders (1986). ''Stockholms gatunamn: innerstaden''. Monografier utgivna av Stockholms stad (utgåva 1:a upplagan). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna förlaget. Libris 7269073.

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