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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 3 February 2025, at 16:27 (UTC). Text is ...
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 ...
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]
Construction of the church was started in 1874 and completed, after a long gap, in 1922. [1] The art and architecture of this church and a few similar other churches in Sri Lanka demonstrate the cultural amalgamation of the European practice with Sri Lankan art and architecture during the early years of the 20th century. [5]
The Groote Kerk or Dutch Reformed Church is located within the Galle fort in Galle, Sri Lanka and is situated near the entrance to the fort. The church was built by the Dutch in 1755 and is one of the oldest Protestant churches still in use in the country.
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 ...
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.
The church on the site naturally became the principal Catholic Church of Colombo, and of a newly unified British Ceylon. With the installation of Reverend Vincent Rozairo Dias as the first Vicar Apostolic of Colombo at St. Lucia's on 14 January 1838, the little church was elevated to cathedral status. Sixteen years later in 1836, the church saw ...