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St. Joseph Vaz Shrine

Church in Kandy

Updated: March 09, 2024 04:45 PM

St. Joseph Vaz Shrine is located in Kandy (City in Sri Lanka), Sri Lanka. It's address is 7MJ4+Q5G, Sri Lanka.

7MJ4+Q5G, Sri Lanka

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Where is St. Joseph Vaz Shrine?

St. Joseph Vaz Shrine is located at: 7MJ4+Q5G, Sri Lanka.

What are the coordinates of St. Joseph Vaz Shrine?

Coordinates: 7.2819375, 80.6554446

St. Joseph Vaz Shrine Reviews
Gladwin Pereira
2020-01-12 03:32:51 GMT

The Kandy Diocesan Shrine at Ampitiya, which is the old Parish Church of Ampitiya, now dedicated to St. Joseph Vaz Shrine Chapel and its also known as "Gal Palliya" this is because the Church is constructed with 'cut stones.' The Annual Feast is celebrated in January, most probably the 2nd Sunday. Almost a week prior to the Feast, Kandy Diocese take turn to conduct prayers and fellowship, which actually starts around 4.30pm...

Weekdays Masses are conducted on Thursday's at 5.00pm. (Not during lent)

ST. Joseph Vaz arrived in Ceylon during the Dutch occupation, when the Dutch were imposing  Calvinism as the official religion after taking over from the Portuguese. He travelled throughout the island bringing the Eucharist and the sacraments to clandestine groups of Catholics. Later in his mission, he found shelter in Kandy where he was able to work freely.

As a result of his labors, St. Joseph Vaz is known as the Apostle of Ceylon. He was canonized on 14 January 2015 by Pope Francis.

Dayan Anthoniz
2024-01-24 18:40:31 GMT

It been very miracle place that need everyone to visit

Jerad Luxman
2018-10-06 10:04:12 GMT

The national seminary.cross of josephvaz visited the national shrine of josephvaz@ampitiya.

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About Kandy
City in Sri Lanka

Kandy is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city is situated in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is both an administrative and religious city and the capital of the Central Province. Kandy is the home of the Temple of the Tooth Relic, one of the most sacred places of worship in the Buddhist world. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. Historically the local Buddhist rulers resisted Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial expansion and occupation. source

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