Kalpitiya is
a basically a lagoon area with golden
beaches and hotels .there are several historical places to visit such as duct fortress
at kalpitiya town.
St. Anne’s Church -Talawila
No matter what religion you follow, St. Anne’s
Church in Talawila is one of the most ancient and wonderful of all Christian
shrines in Sri Lanka. Founded in the epicentre of tradition and holiness,
thousands of pilgrims flock during the Christmas season, in March and August to
this amazing place of solitude and solace. Close to Kalpitiya, the St.Anne’s
Church is easy to access with the roads in good condition and offering some
stunning views of the Talawila Beach in peace.
There are two accounts of its origins in which the
first one is about a European trader, traveling in a ship dedicated to St.
Anne, was shipwrecked off the coast of Talawila in the early half of the 18th
century. As the place where they landed wasn’t very hospitable, they sought a
place to rest their aching limbs and souls. They spied a large banyan tree at a
distance and they approached it with the statue of St. Anne which they had in
their possession. This image, they placed in the tree with the captain of the
ship vowing to return again and build a church if his business prospered. The
European trader obviously met with success as he desired, and kept his word by
building a church at the place where the statue of St. Anne stood in its glory.
The other account is
that in the 17th century, a poor Portuguese man journeyed from Mannar to
Colombo in order to seek a livelihood. However, he failed to do so and was
returning by the coast, when he happened to fall asleep under a large tree at
Talawila at the site of the present church. He dreamed that he saw an image at
the foot of the tree, with lighted tapers burning on each side. Waking up from
his sleep, he saw with astonishment that the image was actually there
Churches in kalpitiya
Kalpitiya Sindhathri Matha Ch.
Kalpitiya O.L.of Fatima Church
Kuda wa St. Sebastian’s Church
Kurakkanhena O.L.of Velankanni Ch.
Mohotthuwarama St. Anthony’s Church
Keerimundal Holy Cross Church
Bottuwadiya St. Anthony’s Church
Utchimuni O.L.of Velankanni Ch.
Palliyawatta St. Anthony’s Church
Sinnagunduwa St. Sebastian’s Church
Batthalangunduwa Holy Cross Church
Karaduwa O.L.of Velankanni Ch
Palugahathura St. Mary’s Church
Pookkulam St. Anthony’s Church
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