Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, Turin

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Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians
Our Lady Help of Christians
Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians
45°04′51″N 7°40′33″E / 45.0809°N 7.6759°E / 45.0809; 7.6759
Location	Turin
Country	Italy
Denomination	Catholic
History
Authorising papal bull	9/06/1868
Founded	1865 (1865)
Architecture
Architectural type	Neocassical
Completed	1868
Administration
Diocese	Archdiocese of Turin

The Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians (Template:Lang-it)^[1] is a church in Turin, northern Italy. Originally part of the home for poor boys founded by John Bosco, it now contains the remains of Bosco, and 6,000 relics of other saints.^[2]

The basilica enshrines an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title Our Lady Help of Christians. Pope Leo XIII granted a Canonical coronation to the painted image on 17 May 1903 via his Papal legate, Cardnal Agostino Richelmy.

In addition, the church housing Bosco's relics was conceived by Antonio Spezia and built in 1865-1868 by Carlo Buzzetti (one of the first boys of the Oratory). The consecration took place in 1868.

Commemorative plaque for Don Bosco's mother, Mamma Margherita

According to legend, a vision of the Virgin Mary appeared in a dream to John Bosco in 1844 or 1845 and revealed the site of the martyrdom of the Turinese saints Solutor, Adventor and Octavius. The Basilica dell'Ausiliatrice was built on the site of their death.^[3]^[4] The church houses the relics of these saints.

Notes

^ (editor) G. Cotichella (2015), Guida ai luoghi di don Bosco, Torino: Editrice ELLEDICI, p. 73, ISBN 978-88-01-05721-8 {{citation}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-05-03. Retrieved 2007-02-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ San Solutore
^ SALESIANI DON BOSCO-SDB/ Casa Madre TORINO-VALDOCCO / Santuario-Basilica Maria Ausiliatrice - 3

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Archaeological sites	Palatine Towers
Basilica and Cathedral	Turin Cathedral Shroud of Turin Basilica of Corpus Domini Basilica of Our Lady Basilica of Superga Santuario della Consolata
Churches	Chapel of the Holy Shroud San Lorenzo Gran Madre di Dio Madonna del Pilone Monte dei Cappuccini San Domenico San Filippo Neri San Dalmazzo Santa Teresa
Squares	Piazza Carlo Felice Piazza Castello Piazza San Carlo Piazza Statuto Piazza Vittorio Veneto
Other structures	Castello del Valentino Lingotto Mole Antonelliana Palazzo Carignano Palazzo Chiablese Palazzo Madama Residences of the Royal House of Savoy University Library Villa della Regina Royal Palace with Armory and Royal Library
Theatres	Teatro Carignano Teatro Regio
Museums	Galleria Sabauda J-Museum Museo Civico d'Arte Antica Museo Egizio Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile Museum of Human Anatomy Luigi Rolando Museum of the Risorgimento Oriental Art Museum National Museum of Cinema Natural History Museum
Gardens and parks	Parco del Valentino Botanical Garden
Sporting scenaries	Juventus Stadium Pala Alpitour PalaRuffini PalaTorino Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Torino Palavela
Events and traditions	Italian Environmental Film Festival Torino Film Festival Turin International Book Fair Terra Madre Salone del Gusto

Salesians of Don Bosco

People

St. Francis de Sales (Patron)
St. John Bosco (Founder)
Ven. Margherita Occhiena (Mother of John Bosco)
Fr. Giovanni Melchiorre Calosso (Mentor)
Luigi Comollo (Friend)
St. Joseph Cafasso (Spiritual Director)
St. Callistus Caravario
St. Maria Domenica Mazzarello (Co-founder of the Salesian Sisters)
St. Leonardo Murialdo
St. Dominic Savio
St. Luigi Versiglia
St. Artémides Zatti
Bl. Alexandrina of Balazar
Bl. Józef Kowalski
Bl. Pope Pius IX (Called John Bosco's Pope)
Bl. Ceferino Namuncurá
Bl. Luigi Variara
Bl. Laura Vicuña

Rectors Major	Don Bosco Michael Rua Paul Albera Philip Rinaldi Pietro Ricaldone Renato Ziggiotti Luis Ricceri Egidio Viganò Juan Edmundo Vecchi Pascual Chávez Villanueva Ángel Fernández Artime

Places

Valdocco
Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians

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