The
Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians (
Italian:
Basilica di Maria Ausiliatrice) 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.
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. The church houses the relics of these saints.
