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\"Unitarian<\/a>A flame within a chalice (a cup with a stem and foot) is a primary symbol of the Unitarian Universalist faith tradition. Many of our congregations kindle a flaming chalice in gatherings and worships and feature the chalice symbol prominently.<\/p>\n

Hans Deutsch, an Austrian artist, first brought together the chalice and the flame as a Unitarian symbol during his work with the Unitarian Service Committee during World War II. To Deutsch, the image had connotations of sacrifice and love.<\/p>\n

To Unitarian Universalists today the flaming chalice\u00a0is a symbol of\u00a0hope, the sacred, the quest for truth, the warmth of community, the light of reason, and more.<\/p>\n

We light a flaming chalice in worship to create a reverent\u00a0space for reflection, prayer, meditation,\u00a0and singing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Hans Deutsch, an Austrian artist, … read more<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":1711,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1730","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nOur Symbol: The Flaming Chalice - First Unitarian Society of Ithaca<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/about-us\/our-beliefs\/our-symbol-the-flaming-chalice\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Our Symbol: The Flaming Chalice - First Unitarian Society of Ithaca\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A flame within a chalice (a cup with a stem and foot) is a primary symbol of the Unitarian Universalist faith tradition. 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