Location Rome, Italy Leadership P. Felice Terriaca Phone +39 06 782 7892 Architectural type Church | Affiliation Roman Catholic Length 78 metres (256 ft) Completed 1936 | |
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Ecclesiastical or organizational status Parish, Titular church, minor basilica Website (Italian) Official website Address Piazza di Santa Maria Ausiliatrice, 54, 00181 Roma, Italy Similar Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Me, Sacro Cuore di Gesù a C, Sant'Eugenio, Santa Maria in Via Lata, San Vitale - Rome | ||
The Church of Saint Mary Help of Christians in Via Tuscolana (Italian: Santa Maria Ausiliatrice, Latin: S. Mariae Auxiliatricis in via Tusculana) is a parish and titular church, minor basilica of Rome.
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The titulus S. Mariae Auxiliatricis in via Tusculana was established by Pope Paul VI on June 7, 1967, by the apostolic constitution "Ad gubernacula christianae".
History
Created parish church on March 25, 1932 with the Apostolic Constitution "Inter pastoralis" of Pope Pius XI and entrusted to the Salesians of Don Bosco, it was designed by architects Nicola Mosso and Giulio Vallotti between 1931 and 1936.
Interior
The interior follows a plan of a mix between a Latin cross and Greek cross, with three naves. The walls and ceiling are decorated with frescoes of Baroque inspiration, made by Giuseppe Melle between 1957 and 1965.