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Religion in Antarctica is largely dominated by Christianity, with churches being the only religious buildings on the continent. Although used regularly for Christian worship , the Chapel of the Snows has also been used for Buddhist and Baháʼí Faith ceremonies.
There exist a number of Antarctic churches, including both Christian churches on Antarctica proper and those that were built south of the Antarctic Convergence.According to the 6th article of the Antarctic Treaty, Antarctica is defined politically as all land and ice shelves south of the 60th parallel, while the nearest natural boundary is the Antarctic Convergence.
It was built in 1956 from scrap materials, and this one burned down in 1978, but it was rebuilt ten years later. It is the only interfaith church in Antarctica having both Protestant and Catholic services. In addition, the Church also hosts several other religious groups and community organizations such as a sobriety group.
Holy Trinity Church (Russian: Церковь Святой Троицы) is a small Russian Orthodox church on King George Island near Bellingshausen Station, a Russian research station in Antarctica. It is one of the eight churches on Antarctica. It is the southernmost Eastern Orthodox [1] church [2] in the world (cf. St. Ivan Rilski Chapel).
The Chapel of St. Francis of Assisi [1] (Spanish: Capilla de San Francisco de Asís) is a chapel of the Roman Catholic Church located on the Esperanza Base administered by Argentina, [citation needed] on the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica. [2] It is one of eight churches on Antarctica. Founded on February 18, 1976, and ...
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Roman Catholic church buildings in Antarctica (1 C) Pages in category "Churches in Antarctica" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.