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St Columba's Chapel
Unity Chapel
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St Joseph's Chapel
Amnesty Chapel
Children's Chapel
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THE CHAPEL OF UNITY

Unity Chapel mosaic panel of Pentecost

This chapel is dominated by the great mosaic panel of Pentecost by the Hungarian-born artist George Mayer-Marton (1897-1960). The work, carried out in the same technique as the ancient Ravenna mosaics, depicts the Holy Spirit coming upon the assembly of the early Church with Mary and the apostles caught up in the ecstasy of the revelation. The mosaic was made for the Church of the Holy Ghost in Ford, Liverpool, now demolished, and was moved to the Cathedral in 1988.

The chapel also contains a lectern, on which is displayed the Book of the Gospels, and the holy-water stoup presented to the Cathedral at its opening by Pope Paul VI. The chapel is dedicated to prayer for the closer unity of Christians, who already share the sacrament of Baptism, the Word of God in the Scriptures and the gifts of the Holy Spirit.