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before it was destroyed by the Portuguese. Part of the original Shivalingam of the Nallur Kandaswamy Temple was located in the Vicarage until 1995 when it was destroyed during the recapture of Jaffna by Sri Lanka armed forces and the platform where the shivalingam was mounted on can still be seen in
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the hallway of the vicarage. After extensive repairs this church was opened to the public for worship on 25 July 1828 (St. James' day).
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the church in 1847 and in 1849 a 60 feet tower was added.
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St. James' Church is located in Greater Jaffna
09°40′24.80″N 80°02′15.60″E / 9.6735556°N 80.0376667°E / 9.6735556; 80.0376667
Nallur
Sri Lanka
Denomination
Anglican
Church
Consecrated
Archaeological protected monument
Metropolis
Archbishop of Canterbury
Diocese
Colombo
Vicar(s)
Assistant priest(s)
Church of Ceylon
Nallur
Sri Lanka
Anglican
missions
Ceylon
Jaffna
Colombo
Galle
Trincomalee
Nallur
Nallur Kandaswamy Temple
Bishop
James Chapman

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