The historic Roman Catholic church, Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu in Mannar district has been declared as a Sacred Area.President Maithripala Sirisena presented the 'Sannas Pathraya' declaring the Our Lady of Madhu Church in the Mannar District as a sacred area to the Bishop of Mannar, Right Reverend Dr. Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (October 29).