his tomb was opened in 1852, by fr. florentine gracia. some of his bones were found there and a bone was kept in the altar of the new church. and then the tomb was sealed. when it was opened again, his cross and a tooth was taken out. the tooth has been kept in the church of our lady of sorrows, nainamadama. it is owned by muthunamagonnage niroshan pranadu for generations.