Kurusa Palliya Marawila ｜ Holy Cross National Shrine - Marawila ｜ ශ්‍රී කුරුස ජාතික සිද්ධස්ථානය

The Holy Cross Shrine, called " Kurusa Palliya " in Sinhala or " Holy Cross National Shrine " in English, was built in the 1920s by a French priest, Ferdinand Thiri, whose grave is here. This place of worship receives since 1947 many pilgrims. Next to the cemetery, which is almost an integral part of the place, the small Catholic church consists of the tomb of the priest Thiri, with an altar and a statue of Christ, surrounded by a simple wooden frame topped with a cross. This structure is open on the sides and has a sandy floor.