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Colombo, Sri Lanka

St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade

Colombo, Sri Lanka

St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade
Photo: AntanO · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

St. Anthony's Shrine is a Catholic church in the Archdiocese of Colombo, located at Kochchikade in Kotahena, Colombo 13, Sri Lanka. Dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, the Renaissance-style building was begun in 1834 and is designated a national shrine and minor basilica. A tiny piece of the saint's tongue is preserved in a reliquary displayed in a glass case beside his statue at the entrance.

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church building
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Colombo, Sri Lanka

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6.94689, 79.85608