Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, Turin
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The Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians (Italian: Basilica di Santa Maria Ausiliatrice)[1] is a Pontifical church and Marian shrine in Turin, Italy. The building was originally part of the safehouse for poor boys cared for by Don Bosco, it now contains the remains of Bosco, and six thousand numbered relics of other Catholic saints.[2]
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Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians | |
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Basilica di Santa Maria Ausiliatrice | |
Map of Turin | |
45.0809°N 7.6759°E / 45.0809; 7.6759 | |
Location | Turin |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
History | |
Authorising papal bull | 9 June 1868 |
Founded | 1865 |
Architecture | |
Style | Neoclassical |
Completed | 1868 |
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Diocese | Turin |
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Pope Pius X raised the shrine to the status of Minor Basilica via the Pontifical decree Anno Reparatæ Salutis on 12 July 1911.[citation needed]