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Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Kandawala

Kandawala, Negombo, Sri Lanka · built 1957

The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows (Sinhala: ශුද්ධවු වික්‍ෂෝප දේවමාතා දෙව්මැදුර Shudhdhawu Wikshopa Devamatha Dewmædura) (also known as Kandawala Church and Kandawala Palliya (Sinhala: කඳවල පල්ලිය)) is a Roman Catholic church located in Kandawala in the Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Kandawala parish was home to the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows at Kandawala, St. Theresa's Church at Batapattala and Church of Infant Jesus at Demanhandiya. The Mission House of Kandawala Parish is also located at the church Our Lady of Sorrows Premises. Kandawala Parish has a long history of hosting Passion Plays, with Yagaya being the best known.

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