Shrine of Our Lady of Matara
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Shrine of Our Lady of Matara is a church devoted to Mary, mother of Jesus, in the town of Matara, Sri Lanka. The Shrine is home of statue of Virgin Mary holding child Jesus which is reputed to be 400 years old.[1] The statue is known to have been lost many times and found again, the last of which was during the 2004 Asian Tsunami which also killed 24 people attending Sunday Mass and damaged the shrine.[2] The church now celebrates its centenary year.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Miraculous Statue of Our Lady of Matara on St. Mary's Church of Matara website.
- ^ 'Miraculous' Marian statue seen as living miracle on UCAN news.
- ^ Down Memory Lane 1906 to 2007. on St. Mary's Church of Matara website.
