St. James' Church, Nallur
St. James' Church | |
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Archaeological protected monument | |
Designated | 30 December 2011 |
Completed | 1828 |
Administration | |
Metropolis | Archbishop of Canterbury |
Diocese | Colombo |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | S. D. P. Selvan |
Assistant priest(s) | Daniel Jeyaruban |
St. James' Church is a
Nallur in northern Sri Lanka
.
History
In 1817 the
consecrated the church in 1847 and in 1849 a 60 feet tower was added.[2]
The church was declared an
archaeological protected monument in December 2011.[5]
References
- ^ ISBN 81-206-1670-7.
- ^ a b c d "St. Jame's Church, Nallur". Colombo.
- ^ Hussein, Asiff (17 November 2002). "Sojourn in Jaffna : A traveller's paradise". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Dureiswamy, Sivanandini (28 August 2011). "The spiritual odyssey - Nallur darisanam". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka).
- The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1739: 1093. 30 December 2011.