St. Anthony's Shrine, Wahakotte

St. Anthony's Shrine, Wahakotte
St. Anthony's Shrine, Wahakotte
Religion
Affiliation	Catholic Church
Status	Active
Location
Location	Wahacotte, Matale, Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates	7°43′19.8″N 80°35′03.6″E / 7.722167°N 80.584333°E
Architecture
Type	Cathedral
Style	Baroque Revival
Direction of façade	Southwest

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] The Benedictine mission is attached to the church.

References

^ St. Anthony's Shrine, Wahacotte at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-11-17)
^ "Kandy, Adisham, Wahakotte Mission". The Benedictine mission. Retrieved 12 May 2015.

External links

[1] St. Anthony's Shrine, Wahacotte at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-11-17)

[2] "Kandy, Adisham, Wahakotte Mission". The Benedictine mission. Retrieved 12 May 2015.

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v t e Churches in Sri Lanka
Roman Catholic shrines	Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu Shrine of Our Lady of Matara St. Anthony's Shrine, Wahakotte
Roman Catholic cathedrals	St. Lucia's Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral, Badulla St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa St. Mary's Cathedral, Galle St. Mary's Cathedral, Jaffna St. Sebastian's Cathedral, Mannar
Anglican cathedrals	Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour Cathedral of Christ the King, Kurunegala
CSI cathedral	St. Thomas' Cathedral, Vaddukoddai
Methodist church	Methodist Church, Pettah
Christian Reformed Church	Wolvendaal Church Dutch Reformed Church, Kalpitiya Dutch Reformed Church, Matara Groote Kerk, Galle
Church of Scotland	St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Colombo Scots Kirk, Kandy