Santa Maria Ausiliatrice, Rome
The Basilica di Santa Mary Help of Christians (Basilica of Mary Help of Christians ) is a Roman Catholic parish church and school in the Roman district Tuscolano. The 1931-1936 built as a church of the adjacent Salesian school complex neoclassical basilica by Pope Paul VI. elevated to the title diakonia and on 1 April 1969 on the Minor Basilica on June 7, 1967.
Architecture
The three-nave church has a cruciform plan with an octagonal central tower and choir -closing round. The portal facade is flanked by two bell towers. Classicizing columns, pediments and architraves divided the structure.
Titular
The following persons were cardinal deacons or pro hac vice Cardinal Priest of S. Mary Help of Christians:
- Francesco Carpino titles per illa vice (1967-1978)
- Giuseppe Caprio (1979-1990)
- Pio Laghi (1991-2002)
- Tarcisio Bertone, title per hac vice (2003-2008)
- Paolo Sardi ( since Nov. 2010)