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St. Paul's Church, Milagiriya
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. The Portuguese Era The church was first built by the Portuguese as a Roman Catholic place of worship and was known as Nossa Senhora dos Milagres (Our Lady of Miracles). Milagiriya is the ‘Sinhalised’ name for the Portuguese word Milagres, meaning miracles. There was a well situated near the original church and during the Portuguese era, Portuguese people used to flock here as it was reputed to have miraculous properties. The sick were brought to the church from all over the island to drink the water from the well. Illustrated News feature The London ''Illustrated News'' published a sketch of St. Paul's Church Milagiriya in 1853 when it was consecrated by the Bishop of Colombo, work on the building began in 1848. Vicars of St.Paul's Church Milagiriya Many priests have pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milagiriya
Milagiriya is a district of Colombo city in Sri Lanka. The area took its name from the Sinhalised form of the Portuguese word ''milagre'' (miracle). The Portuguese built a Roman Catholic Church there. History The writer Frederick Mendis observed: "In 1656, after the capitulation to the Dutch, the Milagiriya church gave way to a Sinhalese school where instruction was made available in the religion of the Reformists. The headmaster of the school was the registrar of baptisms, marriages, and deaths. In 1848 the Rev. Joseph Thurstan was chiefly responsible for superintending the construction of the new church which was dedicated to St. Paul the Apostle." The British built a new church on these grounds in 1848 and named it St. Paul's Church, the church is now an important landmark in Colombo. A parish school was founded on 14 January 1887. St. Paul's Milagiriya School is now run by the Government of Sri Lanka. See also *St. Paul's Church, Milagiriya *Colombo *Church of Ceylon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |