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Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka

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Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMinor basilica
National shrine
Year consecrated1974
Location
LocationTewatte, Ragama,
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Architecture
Groundbreaking1950
Completed1974
Website
Official website

The Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka is a Roman Catholic church with basilica status located in Tewatte, Sri Lanka. Being thus located in a somewhat distant suburb of Colombo, it comes under the purview of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo and is a site of pilgrimage for Sri Lankan Catholics. The church is home to the venerated statue of Our Lady of Lanka.