Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Kandawala
The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows ( "Shudhdhawu Wikshopa Devamatha Dewmædura") (also known as Kandawala Church and Kandawala Palliya ()) is a Roman Catholic church located in Kandawala in the Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Kandawala parish was home to the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows at Kandawala, St. Theresa's Church at Batapattala and Church of Infant Jesus at Demanhandiya. The Mission House of Kandawala Parish is also located at the church Our Lady of Sorrows Premises. Kandawala Parish has a long history of hosting Passion Plays, with "Yagaya" being the best known . Feast. The annual Feast of our Lady of Sorrows Church is usually held in the 3rd Sunday of September or it will be held in the Sunday on or after September 15. Holy Family Convent. The Holy Family Convent is situated next to the church of Our Lady of Sorrows, established on 20 September 1902.