Gampaha District
Negombo
Wellaweediya

St. Sebastian’s Church

The St. Sebastian's Church, Negombo, also known as St. Sebastian's Church, Wellaweediya, is a Roman Catholic church in , in Sri Lanka. It is architecturally based on the in France and is built in Gothic Revival style.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Negombo, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Saint Sebastian Church”, “St. Sebastian Church”, “St. Sebastian’s Church, Negombo”, and “St. Sebastian’s Church, Wellaweediya”
  • Address: Negombo, 11500

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Negombo fort and St. Peter’s College, Negombo.

Archaeological site
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
was a small but important fort in , approx. 30 km north of , that was built by the Portuguese to defend Colombo. In its time the fort at Negombo was probably the next in strategic importance after Colombo, Jaffna and Galle. is situated 1½ km southwest of St. Sebastian’s Church.

School
Photo: Roperera27, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Peter’s College is a Roman Catholic school in , with a history of over a century. is situated 640 metres south of St. Sebastian’s Church.

School
is a Catholic College in , , which was founded by the Marist Brothers in 1922. is situated 1 km southeast of St. Sebastian’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kurana and Kandawala.

Village
is a municipal ward of , . It is on the - Main road and is located a few miles from the . It has an average elevation of 7 m above sea level. is situated 3½ km southeast of St. Sebastian’s Church.

Village
is a suburb of the city of , . is situated 5 km northeast of St. Sebastian’s Church.

Town
, is a suburb of in . It is the site of , the primary international air gateway to Sri Lanka. is situated 8 km southeast of St. Sebastian’s Church.

St. Sebastian’s Church

Latitude
7.2184° or 7° 13′ 6″ north
Longitude
79.83924° or 79° 50′ 21″ east
Open location code
6JVX6R9Q+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 228981161
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q25055515
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“St. Sebastian’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “San Sebastian eliza (Negombo)”
  • Bavarian: “St. Sebastian Kirche (Negombo)”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Šebestiána”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس سيباستيان”
  • German: “St. Sebastian Kirche (Negombo)”
  • German: “St. Sebastian Kirche”
  • Kölsch: “St. Sebastian Kirche (Negombo)”
  • Low German: “St. Sebastian Kirche (Negombo)”
  • Mainfränkisch: “St. Sebastian Kirche (Negombo)”
  • Pennsylvania German: “St. Sebastian Kirche (Negombo)”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سنت سباستین، نگومبو”
  • Pfaelzisch: “St. Sebastian Kirche (Negombo)”
  • Plautdietsch: “St. Sebastian Kirche (Negombo)”
  • Polish: “Kościół pw. św. Sebastiana”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Sebastián (Negombo)”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Sebastián”
  • Swiss German: “St. Sebastian Kirche (Negombo)”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Thánh Sebastian, Negombo”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “St. Sebastian’s Church”. Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.