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Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka: [1]. St. Joseph's Cathedral, Anuradhapura Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, Badulla Our Lady of Assumption Cathedral, Batticaloa
Roman Catholic churches in Sri Lanka (7 C, 11 P) This page was last edited on 22 April 2019, at 15:57 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Churches in Matara, Sri Lanka (1 P) N. Churches in Negombo (5 P) Churches in Nuwara Eliya (3 P) This page was last edited on 13 August 2024, at 06:01 (UTC). Text is ...
Christianity in Sri Lanka is not well known before the 16th century although some local traditions claim that Saint Thomas the Apostle was active on the island. [5] Portuguese missionaries from India, especially under the authority of Saint Francis Xavier, introduced Roman Catholicism to the Kingdom of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. [6]
St. Paul's Church is situated in the Milagiriya district of Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. It is one of the oldest churches in Sri Lanka as now part of the Anglican Church of Ceylon. It is one of the oldest churches in Sri Lanka as now part of the Anglican Church of Ceylon.
Churches in Sri Lanka by city (11 C) A. Religious buildings and structures in Anuradhapura (2 C) B. Religious buildings and structures in Batticaloa (1 C, 1 P) C.
St. Peter's Church (Sinhala:ශාන්ත පීතර දේවස්ථානය Santha Pithara Devasthanaya) is one of the oldest continuously functioning churches in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located on Church Street in Colombo Fort , on the northern side of the Grand Oriental Hotel .
The first part of the new church was consecrated by Bishop Ernest Copleston on 20 November 1919, with construction of the whole church completed in 1922 [3] and the church was re-consecrated on St. Michael’s Day, that year, by Bishop Copleston. [1] Worship services are held in English, Sinhala and Tamil. [2]