Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians
Turin, Italy
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians is a Marian shrine and minor basilica in Turin, Italy. Designed by Antonio Spezia in the Neoclassical style and begun in 1865, it was originally part of a safehouse for poor boys cared for by Don Bosco, and it now contains his remains. Pope Pius X raised it to minor basilica status by decree on 12 July 1911.
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- Built
- Type
- minor basilica, shrine
- Heritage
- Italian national heritage
- Place
- Turin, Italy
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