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Varela Chapel at Tolomato Cemetery
A distant view of the chapel.
Varela Bust at the University of Havana
An early 20th century bust of Father Varela at the University of Havana in Cuba.
Varela Bust at Chapel
A bust of Félix Varela presented to the chapel by a Cuban exile group in 1979, based on a photo of Varela from the 1840s held at the New York Historical Society.
Bishop Estevez Presentation
A Cuban group presents Bishop Felipe Estévez with a plaque commemorating the visit of José Martí to the Varela Chapel in 1892.
Havana Plaque
A plaque in Havana commemorating the “great patriot, educator and priest” Félix Varela, placed by the Revolutionary Student Youth in 1997.
Guiteras Certificate
Facsimile of the baptismal certificate of María Rosa Guiteras Gener, baptized by Fr. Varela in New York in 1848, provided by a St Augustine resident who is her great grand nephew.
El Mural
Altarpiece by Teok Carrasco at the Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Caridad, Miami, painted in the 1970s. For a detailed explanation in Spanish and English of the figures shown: http://www.ermitadelacaridad.org
Dedication Program
Program for the dedication of the Varela Chapel in 1853.
From: La Muerte del Padre Varela, Antonio L. Valverde; El Siglo XX, Havana, 1924.
From: La Muerte del Padre Varela, Antonio L. Valverde; El Siglo XX, Havana, 1924.
Marti Commemoration
A plaque in English and Spanish commemorating Fr. Félix Varela and the visit of José Marti to the chapel. Next to it is the Cuban flag.
Wall Plaque
Marble piece placed on the outside wall of the chapel by the Cuban builders, “so that they would know why we have built it.”