Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows (Belgrano II Base) explained

Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows
Native Name:Capilla de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves
Location:Belgrano II Base, Antarctica
Denomination:Catholic Church
Dedication:Mary, mother of Jesus
Archdiocese:Bahía Blanca
Diocese:Río Gallegos
Province:Bahía Blanca
Archbishop:Guillermo José Garlatti
Bishop:Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva

The Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows[1] (Spanish; Castilian: Capilla de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves)[2] is the name given to a chapel excavated in a cave in the ice near the Belgrano II base[3] in the territory it claims as part of Argentine Antarctica. It is one of eight churches on Antarctica.

This church in a cave with walls made of ice is the most southern place of worship of any religion in the world. It is a permanent Catholic church for the whole year of Argentina base and scientific research station founded in 1955 on Coats Land.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Soldadosdigital.com . 2016-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160419141730/http://soldadosdigital.com/sitio/nota.asp?id=2269 . 2016-04-19 . dead . es .
  2. Web site: Conoce las capillas católicas de la Antártida, NUESTROMAR . www.nuestromar.org. 5 August 2015 . 2016-04-06 . es.
  3. Web site: The Seven Churches of Antarctica. Messy Nessy Chic. 5 March 2016 . 2016-04-06.