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St. Martin's - World's Smallest Active Catholic Church
St. Martin's - World's Smallest Active Catholic Church
kanaj


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Unique (DPL6-Playoff1A) (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS M200
Lens: Canon EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM
Location: Near Warrenton, Texas (USA)
Date: Oct 9, 2025
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/512
Date Uploaded: Oct 9, 2025

 This little chapel, which was built around 110 years ago using leftover lumber from a nearby school project, sits just outside of Warrenton, Texas. It's only about the size of a small bedroom and can seat about a dozen parishioners. It also has a small cemetery in front. But it still hosts occasional (monthly, I believe) mass services and claims to be the world's smallest active worship Catholic church.

I love photographing these historic Czech-German heritage churches out here. They remind me of my childhood days, when my grandparents would take me out to polka dances hosted in the many turnverein-style community centers in these south central Texas rural communities.

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10/13/2025 07:19:39 PM
Good, sober image
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