St. Paul's Church, Kandy

St. Paul's Church, Kandy

St. Paul's Church (Sinhala: මහනුවර ශාන්ත පාවුළු දේවස්ථානය) is an Anglican church situated within the premises of Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka. History With the downfall of the Kandyan Kingdom , Sri Lanka fell into the hands of the British empire in 1815, and survived as a colonial country till 1948. When the British rulers wanted to built a church in Kandy for Christians, the King of Great Britain, George III (1760-1820 A.D.) had advised them to built it near the Temple of Tooth, the Buddhist shrine which houses the Tooth Relic of Buddha (Rajapakse, 2016). Construction of a church near to the Temple of the Tooth and the Royal Audience Hall (the "Magul Maduwa ") is said to be had made some allegations among the Buddhists, but the church authorities at the time had justified their decision by saying that the Christian judges who are responsible for the administration of justice have to take oaths before trials and therefore, a place like a church is needed …