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Date 1953-09-12-01, sorted by date, descending

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1953 12 Sep
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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]

- Biography; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Monaco
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