Spencer-Smith set up a small chapel in a darkroom in Scott’s Hut at Cape Evans.
He built an altar with cross and candlesticks and an aumbry where he reserved the Blessed Sacrament.
Spencer-Smith recorded in his diary that he celebrated Eucharist and also heard confession on the continent.
Since the 1950s several churches have been erected in Antarctica.
Today, there are eight churches in Antarctica.
Chapel of the Snows at McMurdo Station.
The original Chapel of the Snows burned down in 1978 and was rebuilt in 1989.
Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows.
Established in 1979, it is the most southern place of worship of any religion in the world.
Founded on February 18, 1976, it was the first Catholic chapel of the Antarctic continent.
The chapel provides spiritual support to the residents and staff of the base.
Chapel of St. Mary Queen of Peace.
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Mary Queen of Peace Chapelis located in Villa Las Estrellas, in the Chilean Antarctic Territory.
The chapel is basically a large container of metal, modified so that it resembles a common church.
Religious ceremonies are performed by a deacon, who lives permanently in the villa.
It is the third most southern place of worship of any religion.
St. Ivan Rilski Chapel.
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Ivan Rilski Chapelis located at the Bulgarian base St. Kliment Ohridski on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Its contents include an icon of St. Nicholas.
It is the southernmost Eastern Orthodox church in the world.
