St. Sebastian's Church, Katuwapitiya

Not to be confused with St. Sebastian's Church, Wellaweediya, which was not targeted in the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings.

St. Sebastian's Church, Katuwapitiya (Sinhala: ශාන්ත සෙබස්තියන් දේවස්ථානය කටුවපිටි, romanized: Śānta Sebastiyan Dēvasthānaya, Katuwapitiya; Tamil: புனித செபஸ்தியார் தேவாலயம், கடுவபிடிய, romanized: Puṉita Cepastiyāṉ Tēvālayam, Katuwapitiya) is a Roman Catholic church in the Archdiocese of Colombo.^[1] It is located in Katuwapitiya, Negombo.

St. Sebastian's Church, Katuwapitiya
ශාන්ත සෙබස්තියන් දේවස්ථානය, කටුවපිටිය புனித செபஸ்தியார் தேவாலயம், கடுவபிடிய
St. Sebastian's Church, Katuwapitiya Location in Sri Lanka
07°12′39.80″N 79°51′33.00″E
Location	Katuwapitiya, Negombo
Country	Sri Lanka
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Dedication	Saint Sebastian
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Administration
Archdiocese	Colombo

2019 Easter bombing

Main article: 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings

Surviving statue of Risen Jesus with blast marks and human blood after the Easter attack

On 21 April 2019, Easter Sunday, the church was one in a series of targets of a string of bomb blasts across Sri Lanka.^[2] Media reported at least 93 people killed at the church,^[3] UNICEF reported that 27 children died and 10 children were injured.^[4] Altogether 45 children were killed in all blasts. President Maithripala Sirisena visited the church to inquire after the situation and inspect damages.^[5] The victims' funeral Mass was conducted at the church premises by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith.^[6]