St. Mary’s Cathedral

The Cathedral of St. Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary, is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galle. It is a landmark in the city of , .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: Cathedral in Galle, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “St. Mary’s Cathedral, Galle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Galle and Galle Clock Tower.

Museum
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The is one of the national museums of . It is located in the oldest remaining Dutch building in the Galle fort, , a single storey colonnaded Dutch building built in 1656 as the commissariat store for the Dutch garrison at the fort. is situated 1 km southeast of St. Mary’s Cathedral.

Tower
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The is located within the Galle Fort in , . The Clock Tower is a popular landmark and overlooks the central Moon Bastion, on the site of the former guard room. is situated 710 metres south of St. Mary’s Cathedral.

Hotel
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a 5-star franchise hotel belonging to the international group of Aman Resorts, located in , built within Galle Fort, the 17th-century Dutch fort, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. is situated 1 km southeast of St. Mary’s Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galle and Dadalla.

Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in the of . 's old town with its fortifications have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Suburb
is one of fifteen wards that comprise the city of , . It is made up of five Grama Niladharis: Gintota West; Gintota East; Dadella West; Dadella East and Walawwatte/Siyambalagahawatte. It contains the cemetery… is situated 2½ km northwest of St. Mary’s Cathedral.

Suburb
is a suburb of in the of . It is located within the limits of Galle Four Gravets. is situated 4 km northeast of St. Mary’s Cathedral.

St. Mary’s Cathedral

Latitude
6.03593° or 6° 2′ 9″ north
Longitude
80.21264° or 80° 12′ 46″ east
Open location code
6MR226P7+93
Open­Street­Map ID
way 328773439
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q7590097
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Tamil—“St. Mary’s Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “စိန့်မေရီဘုရားရှိခိုးကျောင်းတော်၊ ဂယ်လီ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سانت مارى جالى”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Galle”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Santa Maria Regina del Santo Rosario”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Santa Maria Regina del Santo Rosario”
  • Russian: “кафедральный собор святой Марии”
  • Sinhala: “ගාල්ල ශාන්ත මරියා ආසන දෙව් මැදුර”
  • Sinhala: “ශාන්ත මරියා ආසන දෙව් මැදුර”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santa Maria”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santa María”
  • Tamil: “புனித மரியா தலைமைக் கோயில், காலி”
  • Tamil: “புனித மரியாள் பேராலயம், காலி”

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