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- The Chronicle of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Madhu (up to 1950) with the Life and Labours of the Missionaries Connected with it by. A.J.B.Antaninus
- Christianity in Sri Lanka under Portuguese By. Martin Quere. O.M.I