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The church is located at Kochchikade, Kotahena, Colombo 13, and is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua. The church is designated a national shrine [2] and minor basilica. [3] A tiny piece of St. Anthony's tongue is preserved in a special reliquary, which is located in a glass case together with a statue of the saint, at the entrance to the church.
Stone door and plight of steps of shrine [10] Sri Vishudharama Vihara: Galiyawa: Poholiyedda: Thumpane: 23 February 2007: Image House with paintings and sculptures [20] State Osusala building bearing assessment no 2: Kandy: Kandy: 8 July 2005: Kotugodella street [9] St. Anthony's Church, Kandy: Kandy: Kandy: 8 July 2005: Catholic Cathedral, E ...
The cathedral, one of the largest churches in the entirety of Sri Lanka, is also the first bishop's house in Colombo, Bishop Bonjeen. St Benedict's College was formed by de Lasale brothers and Good Shepherd Convent was formed by Good Shepherd sisters with the invitation of Bishop Bonjeen St Lucias College was a government school but now under ...
The Kotahena East Grama Niladhari Division has a Hindu majority (52.7%), a significant Roman Catholic population (29.5%) and a significant Buddhist population (10.8%). In comparison, the Colombo Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Kotahena East Grama Niladhari Division) has a Muslim plurality (41.8%), a significant Hindu population (22.7%), a significant Buddhist population (19.0%) and ...
The Church of St. Theresa is a Roman Catholic church located at Thimbirigasyaya Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The current parish priest is Rev. Fr. Neil Dias Karunarathne C.Ss.R. Over time the Catholic community of the area had been growing, and a Fr. James initiated a process in 1934 to construct the existing church.
Witnessing this miracle, the Dutch allowed Father Antonio to stay there and built a church that is now known as St Anthony’s Shrine, Kochchikade. In 1544, Saint Francis Xavier baptized over 10,000 people in 13 villages along the Travancore coast, giving each a Portuguese name written in Tamil.
St. Anthony's Church (Pine Plains, New York) St. Anthony's Catholic Church (Padua, Ohio) St. Anthony's Catholic Church (Okmulgee, Oklahoma) Saint Anthony's Chapel (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania — notable for its large number of relics; Saint Anthony Cathedral Basilica in Beaumont, Texas; Saint Anthony's Catholic Church (Bryan, Texas) Old St ...
The St. Anthony's Shrine, Wahakotte [1] is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Kandy in Wahacotte. The church is located in Wahacotte, in the north of Matale District, about 32 km (20 mi) from Matale and is dedicated to Saint Anthony. The church is one of the most sacred pilgrim places for Catholics in Sri Lanka and a national shrine. [2]