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St. Anthony’s National Shrine, Kochchikade

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

ShrineEaster 2019 MemorialInterreligious VisitationLiving PilgrimageNational ShrineSt. Anthony of PaduaCatholic Sri Lanka collectionCatholic Sri Lanka: Shrines, Martyrs & Pilgrimage collectionCatholicActive Catholic national shrine; popular miracle testimonies are devotional claims, not formal judgments

Why pilgrims come

Discover what makes St. Anthony’s National Shrine, Kochchikade a place of pilgrimage

A national Catholic shrine whose Tuesday novenas draw Catholics and visitors of other faiths to St. Anthony of Padua. The church was attacked on Easter Sunday 2019. Its page unites living devotion, responsible memorial language, and pilgrimage rather than presenting unverified miracle stories as adjudicated facts.

Primary sacred connectionSt. Anthony of Paduapatron and focus of the national shrine; not a tomb
Research trail1 catalog sourceLast checked Sep 5, 2026
Pilgrim planningOfficial schedule availableUse the linked official source for current times
TraditionCatholic

The sacred connection

People and objects remembered here

These relationships are part of the destination record, with feast days and catalog qualifications shown where available.

SaintSt. Anthony of Padua

patron and focus of the national shrine; not a tomb

Feast: June 13

Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations

Feast of St. Anthony of PaduaConsult the shrine’s current multilingual program.

How to read this page

Sources, tradition, and what is verified

Source trail1 cited catalog source

The destination record was last checked on 9/5/2026.

Editorial standard

This page records the site’s tradition as “Catholic.” That wording describes the nature of the claim and keeps devotional tradition distinct from independently verified history.