Church legend claims that a large wooden crate was hauled out of the sea by Weligama fishermen.
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Shrine of Our Lady of Matara is a Roman Catholic church devoted to the Virgin Mary, in the town of Matara, Sri Lanka.
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When he reached Colombo and looked for his luggage, the crate containing the statue could not be found.
Some Catholics in the south, fled with the statue which is now in the Shrine of Our Lady of Matara.
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