<Li> Sacred Heart - The chapel is situated just to the left of the cathedra . It originally served as the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, reflecting the fact that in certain Masses prior to 1968, when the bishop sat in front of the altar, the Blessed Sacrament was removed to this altar so that he would not have his back to the reserved Sacrament . In 2008, it briefly became the Chapel of Saint Paul for the Year of Saint Paul . Then in 2009, it became the Sacred Heart Chapel, housing a lovely early 1900s statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus with hands extended in blessing . </Li> <Li> Blessed Virgin Mary - The altar in this chapel is adorned with an Italian Marble statue of the Madonna and Child, sculpted by the German artist Ferdinand Pettrich . The statue is considered unique as it depicts Mary without a head covering, holding the child Jesus as a toddler . It is sometimes referred to as Our Lady of the South or Our Lady of the Confederacy (though not officially) having been purchased by Bishop Lynch, the Confederate Ambassador to the Holy See and third Bishop of Charleston . </Li> <Li> Our Lady of Grace - The main lower chapel used for daily Masses . </Li> <Li> Crypt Chapel - The resting place of the first five bishops of Charleston and Joanna Monica England, sister of the First Bishop of Charleston John England . The bishops vest here for Holy Mass . In this chapel is a niche holding a statue of St. Joseph and the child Jesus . </Li>

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