St Anthony's Church - Kochchikade (Colombo)

Sri Lanka / Colombo / Colombo
 temple, Roman Catholic church
Kochchikade, St Anthony's Mawatha
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Phone: +94 112 329 303
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According to tradition St Anthony was a priest from Cochin, who performed a miracle to stop this area being eroded by the sea.

He built a small hut (a "kade") and used it as a Church, which became known as "Kochchiyage Kade" or Kochchikade. (Kochchiya meaning the man from Cochin).

St. Anthony is today venerated as a wonder worker and the Church is a popular place of worship for people of all faiths.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Anthony's_Shrine,_Kochchikade
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Coordinates:   6°56'48"N   79°51'22"E

Comments

  • St Anthony, pray for us.
  • St. Anthony, Pray for us.
  • The information given above is actually wrong!St.Anthony never visited Sri Lanka!It must be any other priest from India.
  • St. Anthony church is very holy and miracle Christian place in Sri Lanka, Colombo. Second world war Japanese bombed to the harbor which next to church and nothing happened to St. Anthony's church. Most people calls this holy place "Kochi Kade Church" from quiet long time. Christians including others visit to get the blessing from the St. Sebastian everyday from different part of the country. Kochi Kade Church all doors always open to everybody without any religious or racial different to worship and pray very peacefully. I have a very deep respect to St. Sebastian from my childhood as a Christian. I wish everybody God Bless as well as blessing from the St. Sebastian.
  • Are you stupid or what, I suggest you go to school and study some history.
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