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The church is located in Negombo, Sri Lanka, also known as St. Sebastian's Church, is a Roman Catholic church. The church is decorated in the style of the decoration of Reims Cathedral in France, and built in Gothic style, after Sebastian, who is the patron saint of the city of Negombo. The church was designed by Father Jannon, a priest The parish, although the cornerstone was laid by the Archbishop of Colombo, Pierre Guillaume-Marc, on February 2, 1936, construction was not completed until ten years later, and a festival called Saint Sebastian's Day is held every year on January 20, and the decorated flagpole is placed in Church building, processions are also organized and food is provided for free to the poor, but members of the Christian minority in Sri Lanka are afraid to go to churches after the bloody attacks that targeted churches, including this church, and the Catholic Church has been re-inaugurated and consecrated after it was severely damaged by a series of suicide bombings On Easter Sunday, which led to the killing of nearly 300 people and raised fears of sectarian violence in the country, and during the celebration of the re-dedication, which also included the establishment of the Divine Liturgy, the Church of Al-Quds revealed Yes Sebastian in Katupapitiya District, Negombo City, for a stone monument inscribed with the names of 114 killed in the April 21 attack.
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