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Nave
Sanctuary and High Altar
Baptistry
Holy Oils Chapel
Golden Book Chapel
St Columba's Chapel
Unity Chapel
Blessed Sacrament Chapel
West Apse
Lady Chapel
St Joseph's Chapel
Amnesty Chapel
Children's Chapel
Reconciliation Chapel

 

Virtual Tour of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King.

THE WEST APSE

Statue of Abraham

In the West Apse is a statue of Abraham, common ancestor of Jews and Arabs and a symbol of all who believe in the one God, showing the patriarch about to sacrifice a ram on Mount Moriah in substitution for the life of his only son Isaac. The Christian scriptures portray Abraham as a model of faith and obedience and see in Isaac a prefiguring of Christ. The sculpture is the work of local artist Sean Rice (1932-1997) who also created the Ambo and the Stations of the Cross.