St. Mary's Church is located in the Grand Street in the centre of Negombo.[2][3]
Historyedit
Negombo has been influenced greatly by the Christian faith from the time it was occupied by the Portuguese. It is often called "Little Rome" in view of the large number of churches in the city.[4]
Construction of the church was started in 1874 and completed, after a long gap, in 1922.[1] The art and architecture of this church and a few similar other churches in Sri Lanka demonstrate the cultural amalgamation of the European practice with Sri Lankan art and architecture during the early years of the 20th century.[5]
Featuresedit
The church was built in neoclassicism style with columns and plain walls. Its ceilings are painted with alabaster images of many saints. The walls at the upper level are fixed with sculptures of religious saints.[1] The unique paintings on the life of Christ on the ceiling were done by the N.S. Godamanne, a local Buddhist painter.[3] The beauty of the paintings on the nave is described as "thunderous".[4] A testator paid the cost of one of the altars, which was imported from Europe.[6]
Referencesedit
^ abc"St Mary's Church, the crowning glory of Negombo". Negombo News. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
Cummings, Joe (2006). Sri Lanka. Ediz. Inglese. Lonely Planet. ISBN978-1-74059-975-7.
Guides, Insight (2 November 2015). Insight Guides: Sri Lanka. APA. ISBN978-1-78005-545-9.
Pinto, Leonard (14 July 2015). Being a Christian in Sri Lanka: Historical, Political, Social, and Religious Considerations. Balboa Press. ISBN978-1-4525-2862-5.
Śrēṣṭhādhikaraṇaya, Sri Lanka. (1974). Reports of Sri Lanka Tax Cases: Containing Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Her Majesty the Queen in Her Privy Council on Appeal from the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) on Income Tax, Excess Profits Duty, Profits Tax, Personal Tax, Business Turnover Tax, Surcharge on Income Tax, Estate Duty, and Stamp Duty. Department of Inland Revenue.
mary, church, negombo, mary, church, landmark, edifice, roman, catholic, church, heart, negombo, largest, cathedrals, lanka, mary, churchst, mary, church, negomboreligionaffiliationroman, catholicritelatin, ritestatusactivelocationlocationnegombo, lankaarchite. St Mary s Church is a landmark edifice a Roman Catholic church in the heart of Negombo It is one of the largest cathedrals in Sri Lanka 1 St Mary s ChurchSt Mary s Church NegomboReligionAffiliationRoman CatholicRiteLatin RiteStatusActiveLocationLocationNegombo Sri LankaArchitectureTypeChurchStyleNeoclassicismGroundbreaking1874Completed1924Interior of the church Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Features 4 References 5 BibliographyLocation editSt Mary s Church is located in the Grand Street in the centre of Negombo 2 3 History editNegombo has been influenced greatly by the Christian faith from the time it was occupied by the Portuguese It is often called Little Rome in view of the large number of churches in the city 4 Construction of the church was started in 1874 and completed after a long gap in 1922 1 The art and architecture of this church and a few similar other churches in Sri Lanka demonstrate the cultural amalgamation of the European practice with Sri Lankan art and architecture during the early years of the 20th century 5 Features editThe church was built in neoclassicism style with columns and plain walls Its ceilings are painted with alabaster images of many saints The walls at the upper level are fixed with sculptures of religious saints 1 The unique paintings on the life of Christ on the ceiling were done by the N S Godamanne a local Buddhist painter 3 The beauty of the paintings on the nave is described as thunderous 4 A testator paid the cost of one of the altars which was imported from Europe 6 References edit a b c St Mary s Church the crowning glory of Negombo Negombo News Retrieved 3 November 2015 Cummings 2006 p 112 a b Religious fervour and communal harmony in Negombo Daily News Retrieved 3 November 2015 a b Atkinson 2009 p 106 Pinto 2015 p 105 Sreṣṭhadhikaraṇaya 1974 p 227 Bibliography editAtkinson Brett 2009 Sri Lanka Lonely Planet ISBN 978 1 74104 835 3 Cummings Joe 2006 Sri Lanka Ediz Inglese Lonely Planet ISBN 978 1 74059 975 7 Guides Insight 2 November 2015 Insight Guides Sri Lanka APA ISBN 978 1 78005 545 9 Pinto Leonard 14 July 2015 Being a Christian in Sri Lanka Historical Political Social and Religious Considerations Balboa Press ISBN 978 1 4525 2862 5 Sreṣṭhadhikaraṇaya Sri Lanka 1974 Reports of Sri Lanka Tax Cases Containing Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka Ceylon and Her Majesty the Queen in Her Privy Council on Appeal from the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka Ceylon on Income Tax Excess Profits Duty Profits Tax Personal Tax Business Turnover Tax Surcharge on Income Tax Estate Duty and Stamp Duty Department of Inland Revenue 7 12 04 N 79 50 17 E 7 201 N 79 838 E 7 201 79 838 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Mary 27s Church Negombo amp oldid 1190688594, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
