Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, Turin

Coordinates: 45°04′51″N 7°40′33″E / 45.0809°N 7.6759°E / 45.0809; 7.6759
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Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians
Basilica di Santa Maria Ausiliatrice
Style
Neoclassical
Completed1868
Administration
DioceseTurin

The Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians (

Catholic saints.[2]

Minor Basilica via the Pontifical decree Anno Reparatæ Salutis on 12 July 1911.[citation needed
]

History

John Bosco commissioned the construction of the Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians in order to coordinate all activities related to the Salesians in the

Solutor, Adventor and Octavius. The church was built on the site of their death and houses the relics of these saints..[3][4]

The church was designed by Antonio Spezia, who drew inspiration from the facade of

San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. It was built in 1865–1868 by Carlo Buzzetti (one of the first boys of the Oratory). The first stone was laid on 27 April 1865, in the presence of Prince Amedeo di Savoia.[5]
The church was consecrated in 1868.

Commemorative plaque for Don Bosco's mother, Mamma Margherita

The basilica enshrines an image of the

Blessed Virgin Mary under the title Mary Help of Christians. Pope Leo XIII granted a Canonical coronation to the painted image on 13 February 1903. The actual ceremony was carried out on 17 May 1903 via his Papal legate, Cardinal Agostino Richelmy
.

The basilica holds the tombs of saints Don Bosco, Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Dominic Savio and St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo.

See also

  • Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, Belmont Abbey
  • Roman Catholic Marian churches

Notes

  1. ISBN 978-88-01-05721-8 {{citation}}: |last1= has generic name (help
    )
  2. ^ "Basilica di Maria SS. Ausiliatrice". Archived from the original on 2007-05-03. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  3. ^ San Solutore
  4. ^ "SALESIANI DON BOSCO-SDB/ Casa Madre TORINO-VALDOCCO / Santuario-Basilica Maria Ausiliatrice - 3". Archived from the original on 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
  5. ^ "The Basilica of Mary Help of Christians of Turin-Valdocco", Agenzia Info Salesiana

External links

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