Madonna Chapel , near Bayou Goula, Louisiana (USA), is claimed to be the smallest church in the world. Roman Catholic mass is held in the chapel each August 15, but there are no seats or pews and there is only room for one priest and an altar boy (two if the boys are quite small). Attendees to the mass must stand outside.
The settlement, Bayou Goula, is named for an Italian sugar farmer, Anthony Gullo (aka Goula or Goullo). In 1890, Gullo prayed to the Virgin Mary to cure his son who was threatened by a life-threatening illness. Gullo and other residents began to build the church in 1903.
Does anyone know of a smaller church in active use, or now inactive but once in use?
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