1. Hector Vernon Ivan Seneviratne Corea was a priest of the Church of Ceylon.
14 Facts About Ivan Corea
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Ivan Corea was born in Chilaw, Ceylon, to James Alfred Ernest Corea and Letitia Grace Alice Seneviratne.
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Ivan Corea's uncles were the freedom fighters Charles Edgar Corea and Victor Corea, who founded the Chilaw Association and the Ceylon National Congress.
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Ivan Corea was a direct descendant of King Dominicus Corea,.
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Ivan Corea was crowned King of Kotte and Sitawaka by Vimala Dharma Suriya, King of Kandy, in 1596.
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Ivan Corea joined the clergy of the Anglican Church of Ceylon in 1926.
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Ivan Corea was made a Canon of the Cathedral Church of Christ in his sacerdotal silver jubilee.
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Ivan Corea was Vicar of St Luke's Church Borella for 25 years.
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The edifice was designed by Ivan Corea, including the designs on each pillar, the octagonal tower of the sanctuary, the doors and windows, and all decorative motifs within the church.
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Ivan Corea built the Lucien Jansz Memorial at St Paul's Church Milagiriya as well as re-building St Peter's Church in Pamankada.
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Ivan Corea has been honored by the bishop by being called to the office and dignity of an Examining Chaplain to the Lord Bishop of Colombo.
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Ivan Corea contributed to the Church Times newspaper in the United Kingdom.
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Reverend Harold De Soysa, Bishop of Colombo paid tribute to the late Canon Ivan Corea referring to his ministry of loving service and made particular reference to his work on the history of the Diocese of Colombo.
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Ivan Corea was immortalized in a song in the 1970s when the Sri Lankan singer Clarence Wijewardena composed 'Piyaneni' in memory of Ivan Corea.