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Church Attractions In Western Province

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The Western Province is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. The province is the most densely populated province in the country and is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte as well to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center.
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  • 1. St. Mary's Church Negombo
    The St. Mary’s Church, Negombo is landmark edifice, a Roman Catholic church in the heart of Negombo. Its exterior surface is painted in pink colour. It is one of the largest cathedrals in Sri Lanka.
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  • 2. St. Thomas Chapel Colombo
    S. Thomas' Preparatory School is a private, Anglican, multi-ethnic, primary and secondary day school for boys aged 5 to 16 years, located in Kollupitiya in the Colombo District of the Western Province of Sri Lanka. The school was founded on 17 May 1938 as a branch preparatory school of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. It is governed by the Board of Governors of S. Thomas' College of the Church of Ceylon. The school is amongst the elite schools of Sri Lanka and is affiliated with the three other Thomian schools and colleges administered by the Church of Ceylon.
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  • 3. Holy Cross Church Kalutara Kalutara
    Holy Cross College is a Roman Catholic school in Kalutara, Sri Lanka.
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  • 4. St. Sebastian’s Church Negombo
    St. Peter’s College is a Roman Catholic school in Negombo, Sri Lanka with a history of over a century. It is the largest Roman Catholic, co-educational school fully owned by the government of Sri Lanka.
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  • 5. St. Anthony's Church Kochikade Colombo Colombo
    Saint Anthony of Padua , born Fernando Martins de Bulhões , also known as Anthony of Lisbon, was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was born and raised by a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal, and died in Padua, Italy. Noted by his contemporaries for his powerful preaching, expert knowledge of scripture, and undying love and devotion to the poor and the sick, he was one of the most quickly canonized saints in church history. He was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church on 16 January 1946. He is also the patron saint of lost things.
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  • 6. St Lucia's Cathedral Colombo
    The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Colombo is a Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church, whose ecclesiastical province covers all Sri Lanka plus the Maldives . Yet is depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The current Archbishop of Colombo, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 16 June 2009, is Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith. He is assisted in this role by the auxiliary bishops. The archidiocesan motherchurch and cathedral seat of its Metropolitan Archbishop is St. Lucia’s Cathedral. Its other National Shrines are the Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka, a minor basilica in Tewatta, and St. Anthony's National Shrine in Kochchikade.
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  • 7. All Saints Church Colombo
    All Saints' Church is an Anglican church located within the Galle fort in Galle, Sri Lanka and is located on Church Road.
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  • 8. St Peter's Church Colombo
    St. Peter's Church 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.
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  • 9. Borella All Saints Church Colombo
    All Saints' Church is a Catholic church located in Borella, Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo and belongs to the Borella parish. It stands out among other churches in Sri Lanka for its magnificent Gothic architecture.
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  • 10. Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Polwatte Colombo
    St Michael and All Angels Church, Polwatte is located in Kollupitiya, a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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  • 12. St. Andrew's Scots Kirk Church Colombo
    St. Andrew's Scots Kirk, was founded in the late 19th century, and prospered during the colonial and post-colonial periods, it was a center for the Scots element in Colombo, the capital city of what was then Ceylon. With social change in Sri Lanka in the late 20th century, the congregation dwindled, but the church has found a new niche as a Christian place of worship that is international, interdenominational and open to all. The congregation is now a mixture of Sri Lankans, expatriates and international visitors, and maintains an English-speaking Protestant form of worship and a keen interest in Christian social service in the midst of a largely non-Christian society. It maintained the label Presbyterian during a long period of independence, the former Presbytery of Ceylon having dissolve...
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  • 13. St. Paul's Church Colombo
    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.
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  • 14. Christ Church Colombo
    The Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour is located in Cinnamon Gardens a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the primary Anglican cathedral, affiliated to the Church of Ceylon.The decision to build the Anglican cathedral in Colombo, to replace the old cathedral in Mutwal, was initiated by Bishop Harold de Soysa, the first Ceylonese Anglican Bishop of Colombo. It was designed by P. H. Wilson Peiris and the architect of the structure was Tom Neville Wynne-Jones CBE . The construction was undertaken by the firm of U. N. Gunasekera.The foundation stone for the cathedral was laid on 28 October 1968 by Bishop Harold de Soysa. The construction was subsequently overseen by his successor, Bishop Cyril Abeynaike, whose ideas were incorporated into some of the church's features. The cathedral was ...
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  • 15. Cathedral of Christ The Living Saviour Colombo
    The Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour is located in Cinnamon Gardens a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the primary Anglican cathedral, affiliated to the Church of Ceylon.The decision to build the Anglican cathedral in Colombo, to replace the old cathedral in Mutwal, was initiated by Bishop Harold de Soysa, the first Ceylonese Anglican Bishop of Colombo. It was designed by P. H. Wilson Peiris and the architect of the structure was Tom Neville Wynne-Jones CBE . The construction was undertaken by the firm of U. N. Gunasekera.The foundation stone for the cathedral was laid on 28 October 1968 by Bishop Harold de Soysa. The construction was subsequently overseen by his successor, Bishop Cyril Abeynaike, whose ideas were incorporated into some of the church's features. The cathedral was ...
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