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Agnus Dei
The central medallion on the altar, carved of mahogany in Havana in 1854.
Altar and Crypt
The current appearance of the interior of the Varela Chapel.
Altar and Crypt 19th Century
A 19th century photograph of the interior of the chapel.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Havana Plaque
A plaque in Havana commemorating the “great patriot, educator and priest” Félix Varela, placed by the Revolutionary Student Youth in 1997.
Left Corbel
The left corbel of the altar, one of the mahogany sections carved in Havana in the 1850s
Los Cubanos detail
A detail from the inscription on the ledger Stone.
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.