Following the death of his wife, Ouida, Canon Corea left St. Luke's Church in 1954 and was appointed Vicar of St. Paul's Church in Milagiriya, one of the oldest churches in Ceylon.
St. Paul's Church Milagiriya is in the Diocese of Colombo | St. Paul's Church, Milagiriya | St. Paul's Church (Milagiriya) | Milagiriya | Canon Ivan Corea built the Rev.Lucien Jansz Memorial at St. Paul's Church (Milagiriya) |
Anthonis was educated at Milagiriya Singhalese School, St. Joseph’s College, South (now St Peter's College, Colombo) and went on to study medicine at Ceylon Medical College graduating in 1936 winning Loos Gold Medal for Pathology, the Matthew Gold Medal for Forensic Medicine, the Rockwood Gold Medal for Surgery and the Government Diploma Medal after a laps of 11 years.