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Pages in category "Churches in Colombo" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Contact Wikipedia; Code of Conduct; Developers; Statistics;
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; Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral, Chilaw; St. Lucia's Cathedral, Colombo; Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, Galle; St. Mary's Cathedral, Jaffna; St. Anthony's ...
The St. Sebastian's Church, Negombo, also known as St. Sebastian's Church, Wellaweediya, is a Roman Catholic church in Negombo, in Sri Lanka. [1] It is architecturally based on the Reims Cathedral in France and is built in Gothic Revival style. [2] Saint Sebastian is the patron saint of the city of Negombo.
The cardinal denies that the Church suffers persecution in Sri Lanka, saying there is a problem with human rights. "The Church is not under threat in Sri Lanka, but human rights are. In Sri Lanka, we are witnessing a struggle between the Sri Lankan population against the Government.
St. Anne's Church, Wattala (Sinhala: සා. ආනා දේවස්ථානය, වත්තල is a Roman Catholic church located in Wattala , Gampaha District , Sri Lanka . It was established in 1872 as another Church of the Archdiocese of Colombo .
The first Presbyterian church in Ceylon, St. Andrew's Church, was built on Prince Street, Pettah (now known as Sir Baron Jayathilaka Mawatha). [1] The foundation stone was laid on 26 February 1841 by the then Governor James Alexander Stewart-Mackenzie [2] and the first church service was held on 21 August 1842. [3]
Between 1796 and 1803, Wolvendaal Church was opened to Anglicans for worship. In 1804 the first British Governor, Frederick North, resolved to convert the building to a Garrison Church. [8] publishing a notice on 14 March in The Ceylon Government Gazette announcing that a 'Divine Service will be held at the Government House on Sunday at 4.30 p ...
The church is regarded as one of the most prominent and oldest Anglican churches in Sri Lanka and is a tourist destination. [2] It is in the Central Province of Sri Lanka, in Dickoya, near the Nuwara Eliya District along the Hatton-Norwood road through the Warleigh Division. The church borders tea estates and the Castlereagh Reservoir. [2] [3]