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In September 1795 Jaffna fell to British forces. The church was then used as place of worship by the British garrison. The church gradually lost its congregation and in 1872 when the British began using their own church in the centre of Jaffna (1.5 km (0.93 mi) away), it was abandoned.
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of the doorways were built with imported Dutch bricks. The floor was paved with stones 2 sq ft (0.19 m) in area, with a number of tombstones, dating from 1660, suggesting that they contained re-interred ashes or remains. The ends of the church's
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The church was in the form of a Greek Cross, with arms of equal length and a wide central area. The walls were four to five feet thick, built out of rubble and coral stone, with a covering of cement. The pillars, arches and
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gaining control of the site. Currently only the remains of the walls remain. Fortunately a number of the historic tombstones were rescued and are currently housed at the church in
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Illustrations and Views of Dutch Ceylon 1602-1796: A Comprehensive Work of Pictorial Reference With Selected Eye-Witness Accounts
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and is situated near the entrance to the fort. The church was built by the Dutch in 1706 and was one of the oldest
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the church, along with a number of other key buildings, were demolished in an attempt to stop the
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General Consistory - Dutch Reformed Church in Sri Lanka; Franciscus, S. Douglas (Ed) (1983).
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Faith of our Fathers: History of the Dutch Reformed Church in Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
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The Kruys Kerk of Jaffnapatam: (the Church in the Dutch Fort, Jaffna, Ceylon)
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were gabled. The windows contained multiple panes and were heavily
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The Architecture of an Island - The Living Heritage of Sri Lanka
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Kruys Kerk (Cross Church) constructed in the form of a
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The church could accommodate up to 600 worshippers.
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Affiliation
Dutch Reformed Church
Year consecrated
Jaffna fort
Kruys Church is located in Central Jaffna
Geographic coordinates
9°39′44″N 80°00′33″E / 9.662257°N 80.009171°E / 9.662257; 80.009171
Church
Style
Doric
www.wolvendaal.org
Jaffna fort
Jaffna
Sri Lanka
Protestant
Greek cross
Wolvendaal Church
Groote Kerk in Galle
Adam van der Duyn
Jaffnapatnam
Predikant
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Sri Lankan Civil War
Sri Lankan Army
Batticaloa


pediments
naves

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