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Holy Trinity Orthodox Church
King George Island
South Shetland Islands
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Who we are
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church is serving the King George Island community and engaging and encouraging others through a life-changing journey in King George Island, South Shetland Islands.
Our mission is to nurture a diverse and welcoming community, committed to following fearlessly wherever God is leading us and make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of King George Island and the world!
Our mission is to nurture a diverse and welcoming community, committed to following fearlessly wherever God is leading us and make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of King George Island and the world!
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Airport Rd
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva
King George Island,
South Shetland Islands
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva
Antarctica
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Hieromonks of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra Monastery
Priest
Airport Rd
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva
King George Island,
South Shetland Islands
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva
Antarctica
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Quote of the Day
1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
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Orthodox Church
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Service Times last updated on the 2nd of May, 2022
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Holy Trinity Orthodox Church History
The Trinity Church, built in 2004, is the southernmost Russian Orthodox church in the world. It’s located on Antarctica’s island of Waterloo, on the territory of the Russian polar station Bellingshausen (named after the discoverer of the continent), and is surrounded by lazy seals and curious penguins.
The Russian polar station appeared there in 1968, but the church was only proposed in the 1990s. The physical place for the church was chosen in 2002, but it took another two years to erect it here.
The building is made of cedar, larch and pine. Suitable wood was found near the city of Gorno-Altaisk in Siberia and the church was built by local carpenters. It measures 15 meters in height and can accommodate about 30 worshippers.
The church spent a year in Altai, and then was deconstructed and transported on trucks, first to Kaliningrad (Russian port on the Baltic), and then to Antarctica. There, in harsh conditions, it took 50 days for a team of 8 to reconstruct it again. Moreover, it was necessary to protect the walls from the local, almost horizontal rains, and also to stretch metal chains inside to secure it from severe winds.
Patriarch Kirill (C) of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service at the Holy Trinity Church at Russia's Bellingshausen
Inside, there’s a list of all those who died on the continent – about 100 Russian and Soviet polar explorers, for whom the priests now pray.
From: https://www.rbth.com/travel/331601-russian-orthodox-church-antarctic
The Russian polar station appeared there in 1968, but the church was only proposed in the 1990s. The physical place for the church was chosen in 2002, but it took another two years to erect it here.
The building is made of cedar, larch and pine. Suitable wood was found near the city of Gorno-Altaisk in Siberia and the church was built by local carpenters. It measures 15 meters in height and can accommodate about 30 worshippers.
The church spent a year in Altai, and then was deconstructed and transported on trucks, first to Kaliningrad (Russian port on the Baltic), and then to Antarctica. There, in harsh conditions, it took 50 days for a team of 8 to reconstruct it again. Moreover, it was necessary to protect the walls from the local, almost horizontal rains, and also to stretch metal chains inside to secure it from severe winds.
Patriarch Kirill (C) of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service at the Holy Trinity Church at Russia's Bellingshausen
Inside, there’s a list of all those who died on the continent – about 100 Russian and Soviet polar explorers, for whom the priests now pray.
From: https://www.rbth.com/travel/331601-russian-orthodox-church-antarctic