▁singer - song writ ers ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Gu ast alla ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Italian ▁sing ers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁women ▁sing ers <0x0A> </s> ▁St . ▁Paul ' s ▁Church ▁is ▁an ▁Ang lic an ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁historical ▁district ▁of ▁K andy , ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁on ▁sacred ▁grounds ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Temple ▁of ▁the ▁To oth . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Cal cut ta , ▁Regin ald ▁He ber , ▁visited ▁K andy ▁with ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁C ey lon , ▁Edward ▁Bar nes , ▁to ▁pre ach ▁and ▁conduct ▁a ▁confirm ation ▁service . ▁He ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁church ▁services ▁where ▁being ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁King ▁of ▁K andy ' s ▁A udi ence ▁Hall , ▁a ▁location ▁he ▁associated ▁with ▁' hor rid ▁cru elt ies '. ▁He ber ▁also ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁purpose ▁built ▁church ▁to ▁service ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁g arrison ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁community . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁a ▁public ▁subscription ▁list ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁the ▁British ▁Government ▁c eded ▁a ▁block ▁of ▁Crown ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁their ▁success ors ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁church ▁in ▁K andy . ▁ ▁The ▁foundation ▁stone ▁of