The Iglesia María Auxiliadora ( en, Church of Mary Help of Christians) is a

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

in Villa Colón,

Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

. The church was completed in 1877. The church is dedicated to

Mary Help of Christians Mary, the Help of Christians ( la, Sancta Maria Auxilium Christianorum) is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary, based on a devotion now associated with a feast day of the General Roman Calendar on May 24. John Chrysostom was the f ...

, a

Marian devotion Marian devotions are external pious practices directed to the person of Mary, mother of God, by members of certain Christian traditions. They are performed in Catholicism, High Church Lutheranism, Anglo-Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Orien ...

deeply held and propagated by Saint

John Bosco John Melchior Bosco ( it, Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; pms, Gioann Melchior Bòsch; 16 August 181531 January 1888), popularly known as Don Bosco , was an Catholic Church in Italy, Italian Catholic priest, educator, writer and saint of the 19t ...

(Don Bosco). The temple was declared a National Votive Sanctuary by Archbishop Mariano Soler, who blessed it personally in 1901. The temple is part of a larger complex dominated by the private school "Colegio Pío IX", operated by the

Salesians of Don Bosco The Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), formally known as the Society of Saint Francis de Sales (), is a religious congregation of men in the Catholic Church, founded in the late 19th century by Italian priest Saint John Bosco to help poor children du ...

since its establishment in the second half of the 19th century. The parish is one of seven in Uruguay dedicated to Mary Help of Christians, including María Auxiliadora in Montevideo's

Parque Rodó Parque Rodó is both a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay and a park which lies mostly outside the limits of the barrio itself and belongs to Punta Carretas. The name "Rodó" has been given in memory of José Enrique Rod� ...

neighbourhood, as well as churches in other municipalities around the country (

Casupá Casupá is a town in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay. Geography The town is located on Route 7, around northeast of Montevideo. History Casupá was founded on 15 September 1908, and on 12 June 1924, it was declared "Pueblo ...

Castillos Castillos is a small city in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay. Geography The city is located on the junction of Route 9 with Route 16, about northeast of the city of Rocha. Other settlements in the area include Barrio Torres, ab ...

General Enrique Martínez General Enrique Martínez, also known as La Charqueada, is a village in the Treinta y Tres Department of eastern Uruguay. Geography The village is located at the east end of Route 17, and the south end of Route 91, situated on the north bank of C ...

Guichón Guichón is a small city in the Paysandú Department of western Uruguay. Geography It is located on Route 90, west of its intersection with Route 4 and east of its intersection with Route 25. History On 15 June 1907, it was declared "Pueblo" ( ...

and

Vichadero Vichadero is a small village in the Rivera Department of northeastern Uruguay. Geography The village is located on Route 6, and its junction with Route 27. Its closest city is Melo, the capital of the Cerro Largo Department, about to the sout ...

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