Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, Lima

The Basilica of Mary Help of Christians is a Roman Catholic Salesian church building in Breña, Lima, Peru. It faces Brazil Avenue, being located near Bolognesi Square.

History

The church was built between 1916 and 1924. The incomplete building was first inaugurated by then president Augusto B. Leguía on July 30, 1921, as part of the Centennial of the Independence of Peru. It was completed and re-inaugurated on December 8, 1924, as part of the same celebration that year, dedicated to the Battle of Ayacucho. It was one of the buildings unaffected by the 1940 Lima earthquake, also resisting those of 1970 and 2007. Its decoration was completed in 2017. It was declared part of the Cultural heritage of Peru in 2021.