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The central medallion on the altar, carved of mahogany in Havana in 1854.

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A 19th century photograph of the interior of the chapel.
From: La Muerte del Padre Varela, Antonio L. Valverde; El Siglo XX, Havana, 1924.

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The current appearance of the interior of the Varela Chapel.

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The left corbel of the altar, one of the mahogany sections carved in Havana in the 1850s

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A detail from the inscription on the ledger Stone.

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Statue of Father Felix Varela at the Cathedral of St Augustine, located near the site of the room where he died in 1853.

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Marble piece placed on the outside wall of the chapel by the Cuban builders, “so that they would know why we have built it.”

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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.

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Program for the dedication of the Varela Chapel in 1853.
From: La Muerte del Padre Varela, Antonio L. Valverde; El Siglo XX, Havana, 1924.

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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
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