St. Sebastian's Church, Negombo

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The St. Sebastian's Church, Negombo, also known as St. Sebastian's Church, Wellaweediya, is a Roman Catholic church in Negombo, in Sri Lanka. It is architecturally based on the Reims Cathedral in France and is built in Gothic Revival style. Saint Sebastian is the patron saint of the city of Negombo.

History

The church was designed by Father G. Gannon, parish priest of Sea Street. Although the foundation stone was laid by the Archbishop of Colombo, Pierre-Guillaume Marque, on 2 February 1936, construction was not completed until ten years later. It replaced a smaller church to accommodate the increasing number of parishioners in the majority catholic city. It is said to be modeled in Gothic Revival style on the lines of the Reims Cathedral in France. A shadow of this church is seen in the Negombo Lagoon.

This church is one of the many churches in Sri Lanka dedicated to St Sebastian, who is considered a martyr in the Catholic Church history. His veneration is particularly celebrated seeking relief from epidemics. A festival called the "Feast of St Sebastian" is held every year here during the month of January. A tali drama narrating the life of Saint Sebastian used to be enacted here before 1950. Now, "Raja Tunkattuwa", a Sinhalese language drama about the Three Kings is held here during Christmas.

Festival

At the St. Sebastian Church an annual festival dedicated to St. Sebastian is held on 20 January. On this occasion a decorated flagstaff is affixed at the church premises. Processions are also organized and food is served free to poor people.

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Gampaha-distriktet

Gampaha er en by i Sri Lanka og er hovedstaden i Gampaha-distriktet i Western Province, nord for Colombo. Gampaha-distriktet er adskilt fra Colombo hovedsageligt af Kelani-floden. Gampaha by ligger omkring 4 km fra Miriswatta på Colombo-Kandy-vejen. Gampaha er omgivet af byerne Yakkala, Miriswatta, Weliweriya Udugampola og Ja-Ela.

Navnet "Gampaha" på singalesisk betyder bogstaveligt talt "Fem landsbyer". De fem landsbyer er kendt som Ihalagama, Pahalagama, Medagama, Pattiyagama og Aluthgama.

Western Province

Western Province er den tættest befolkede provins i Sri Lanka. Den er hjemsted for den lovgivende hovedstad Sri Jayawardenapura samt Colombo, landets administrative og forretningsmæssige centrum. Vestprovinsen er opdelt i 3 hoveddistrikter kaldet Colombo (642 km²), Gampaha (1.386,6 km²) og Kalutara (1.606 km²). Som Sri Lankas økonomiske centrum har alle de store lokale og internationale virksomheder deres tilstedeværelse i byen, ligesom alle de store designer- og detailhandlere på hovedgaden, så vær klar til at forkæle dig selv med lidt shoppingterapi i den vestlige provins.

Med den højeste befolkning i alle provinserne er næsten alle de førende uddannelsesinstitutioner på øen placeret i den vestlige provins. Universiteterne i provinsen inkluderer University of Colombo, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, University of Kelaniya, Open University, Sri Lanka, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University og University of Moratuwa. Vestprovinsen har det største antal skoler i landet, herunder nationale, provinsielle, private og internationale skoler.

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