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Saint Tomb · Italy

Basilica of Mary Help of Christians at Valdocco

Turin, Piedmont, Italy

BasilicaMarian ShrineRelicsSaint TombWhere Saints Rest collectionCatholic basilica and ecclesiastically documented saints’ tombs

Why pilgrims come

A sacred place worth the journey.

The spiritual heart of Don Bosco’s Valdocco, preserving the bodies of St. John Bosco and other saints of the Salesian family.

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The pilgrim’s guide

What makes this visit meaningful

Valdocco is not merely Don Bosco’s memorial. The basilica, saints’ tombs, oratory, and continuing Salesian mission reveal a Catholic response to abandoned young people rooted in the Eucharist and Mary Help of Christians.

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Tomb of St. John Bosco

Pray before the saint who made education and spiritual fatherhood a work of mercy.

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The Salesian saints

Encounter Dominic Savio, Mary Mazzarello, and the wider family of holiness formed here.

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Mary Help of Christians

Receive Valdocco through the Marian devotion Don Bosco placed at its center.

Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations

Feast of St. John BoscoConnected to this place through Tomb.
Feast of St. Dominic SavioConnected to this place through Tomb and relics.
Feast of St. Mary Domenica MazzarelloConnected to this place through Tomb.