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Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith in Canada

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Date 1937-03-25, sorted by date, descending

date event tags firsts
1937 25 Mar
193-		 Shoghi Effendi married Mary Maxwell, Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum. [PP151; UD115]
  • For a description of the simple wedding see GBF68–9 and PP151–2.
  • Shoghi Effendi stressed that the marriage drew the Occident and the Orient closer together. [GBF69–70; PP153]
  • The American Bahá'í community sent $19 from each of its 71 Assemblies as a wedding gift. [GBF70; PP153]
  • An extension was built onto Shoghi Effendi's apartment on the roof of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's house in Haifa to accommodate the couple. [BBD107; DH152]
  • See also MA89.
 Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum; Haifa, Israel; Marriage; Mary Maxwell
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