Saint Ivan Rilski Chapel
The St. Ivan Rilski Chapel at the St. Kliment Ohridski Base of Bulgaria, on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands is the first Eastern Orthodox edifice in Antarctica, the southernmost Eastern Orthodox building of worship in the world, and one of eight churches on Antarctica.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: church in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Saint John of Rila Chapel”, “St. Ivan Rilski Chapel”, “Параклис Свети Иван Рилски”, and “Свети Иван Рилски (остров Ливингстън)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Pesyakov Hill and St. Kliment Ohridski Base.
Saint Ivan Rilski Chapel
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-62.64171° or 62° 38′ 30″ south
Longitude
-60.36518° or 60° 21′ 55″ west
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
379X9J5M+8W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Saint Ivan Rilski Chapel” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Свети Иван Рилски (Антарктида)”
- Bulgarian: “Свети Иван Рилски”
- Chinese: “圣伊凡·里尔斯基教堂”
- Chinese: “聖伊凡·里爾斯基教堂”
- French: “chapelle Saint-Jean-de-Rila de Saint-Clément-d’Ohrid”
- French: “Chapelle Saint-Jean-de-Rila de Saint-Clément-d’Ohrid”
- German: “St.-Iwan-Rilski-Kapelle”
- Japanese: “リラの聖イオアン聖堂”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “St. Ivan Rilski-kapellet”
- Russian: “Часовня святого Иоанна Рыльского”
- Russian: “Часовня Святого Иоанна Рыльского”
- Slovenian: “kapela sv. Ivana Rilskega”
- Spanish: “Capilla San Juan de Rila”
- Swedish: “Helige Ivan Rilskis kapell”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Residential building and Grand Lagoon.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Workshop @ storehause and Метеорологична площадка.
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Worth a closer look: Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.
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