In 1544, during the Crisis of the Sixteenth Century (1521–1597) in the Jaffna Kingdom, Cankili I killed 600 Catholic Christian converts. Portuguese missionaries attributed the baptism, martyrdom and intercession of the Mannar Martyrs; to the rapid conversion and growth of Catholic Christianity in Sri Lanka.
In 1544, during the Crisis of the Sixteenth Century (1521–1597) in the Jaffna Kingdom, Cankili I killed 600 Catholic Christian converts. Portuguese missionaries attributed the baptism, martyrdom and intercession of the Mannar Martyrs; to the rapid conversion and growth of Catholic Christianity in Sri Lanka.
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