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The
St.
Anthony's
Shrine
is
one
of
the
main
shrines
of
the
Roman
Catholic
Diocese
of
Kandy.
The
church
is
located
in
Wahakotte,
in
the
north
of
Matale
District,
about
32
km
(20
mi)
from
Matale
and
is
dedicated
to
Saint
Anthony
of
Padua.
The
church
is
one
of
the
most
sacred
pilgrim
places
for
Catholics
in
Sri
Lanka
and
a
national
shrine.
The
Benedictine
mission
is
attached
to
the
church.
St.Joseph
Vaz,
apostle
of
Sri
Lanka
established
the
church
community
in
his
time.
He
established
a
stone
cross
in
the
middle
of
the
village.
King
Rajasinghe
gave
him
this
village
as
a
gift
for
his
service.
Church
has
the
oldest
statue
of
St.Anthony
of
Padua
in
Sri
Lanka.
You
can
go
there
and
pray
peacfully
without
getting
distracted
by
noisy
environment.
Church
feast
clelebrates
every
year
in
June
13
and
second
week
of
august
(B'day
of
St.Anthony).
Devotees
from
all
over
Sri
Lanka
visit
the
church
during
feast
time.
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