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St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade

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St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade

St. Anthony's Shrine is a Roman Catholic church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo in Sri Lanka. The church is located at Kochchikade, Kotahena, Colombo 13 (not to be confused with the town of the same name Kochchikade, Negombo), and is dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua. The church is declared as national shrine. A tiny piece of St. Anthony's tongue is enshrined in a special reliquary, which is located in a glass case together with a statue of the saint, at the entrance to the church.

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