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Father Siri Oscar Abeyratne founder of largest lay apostolate passes away
Father Siri Oscar Abeyratne, who is credited with forming the largest lay apostolate in Sri Lanka, died of natural causes on November 4, The Union of Catholic Asian News said.
He was 89.
Father Abeyratne, who was popularly known as Swami Thaththa, dedicated three decades of his life to steer the Kithudana Pubuduwa (renewal of Christian people), an organisation started in the Archdiocese of Colombo that later spread to other dioceses including Chilaw, Kandy, Mannar, Jaffna, Ratnapura and Kurunegala.
He also took the lead in building a religious unity alliance with Buddhist monk Ven. Maduluwawe Sobhitha Thera.
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