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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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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.

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An early 20th century bust of Father Varela at the University of Havana in Cuba.

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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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