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1953 9 Sep | José (d. 1985) and Hilda (née Summers) Xavier Rodrigues, a Portuguese-English couple, arrived in Bissau from Portugal as the first Bahá'í pioneers to Portuguese Guinea (Guinea Bissau) and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:455] | - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; Portuguese Guinea; Guinea Bissau | ||
1953 Sep | Cora Oliver arrived in British Honduras (Belize) and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:449] | Cora Oliver; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Belize | ||
1953 12 Sep | Nellie French arrived in Monaco and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:454]
Then 85, she was the first Bahá'í to arrive in Monaco, but she passed away a few months later. For her act of service in bringing the Faith to the country, she received the accolade Knight of Baha'u'llah from Shoghi Effendi. A celebration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Bahá'í Faith in the Principality was held on 24-25 April 2004 at the Theatre des Varietes in Monte Carlo, and opened with the reading of a welcoming message from the National Council of the Principality. [Newspaper Archive on BLO] |
- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Monaco | ||
1953 Sep | Dick Stanton arrived in Keewatin and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:453] | - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Keewatin, NT | ||
1953 Sep | Howard Snider arrived in Key West and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:453] | - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Key West, FL | ||
1953 Sep | Diá'i'lláh Asgharzádih arrived in the Channel Islands and was named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:450] | - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Diaillah Asgharzadih; Channel Islands, UK | ||
1953 Sep | Elsa Grossman arrived in the Frisian Islands and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:452] | Elsa Grossmann; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Islands; Frisian Islands | ||
1953 Sep | Hugh McKinley and his mother, Violet, arrived in Cyprus and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:450]
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- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Hugh McKinley; Violet McKinley; Ismael Velasco; Olive McKinley; Cyprus; Famagusta, Cyprus | ||
1953 18 Sep | Dwight and Carole Allen arrived in Athens and were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh for Greece. [BW13:452] | - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Athens, Greece; Greece | ||
Try also a shorter date like or 1953-09 or 1953-0 try also the Chronology Canada — 1953-09-1 or 1953-09 or 1953-0 |
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