Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith

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Date 1961-10, ascending sort newest first

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1961 Oct The first summer school to be held on Rarotonga Island took place. First summer and winter schools; Summer schools; Islands; Rarotonga, Cook Islands; Cook Islands first summer school on Rarotonga Island
1961 (Autumn/Winter) The International Bahá'í Archives Building was opened to Bahá'í pilgrims. [BW13:429; MC20]
  • For details of the Archives building and several pictures see BW13:403–34.
  • Marble for the the International Baha'i Archives building was cut and chiseled by Margraf, a firm from Chiampo, Italy formerly known as Industria dei Marmi Vincentini. [BWNS1223]
  • Shoghi Effendi chose the Parthenon as the basis for the design possibly due to its apparent enduring beauty. The capitals of the fifty columns were in the style of the Iconic rather than the Doric order.
  • International Bahá'í Archives; Pilgrimage; Marble; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Margraf; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel
    1961 15 Oct – 2 Nov The fifth Conclave of the Hands of the Cause of God was convened at Bahjí. [MoC249-329]
  • For the agenda see MoC298.
  • - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Hands of the Cause, Conclaves; Bahji, Israel; Akka, Israel
    1961 22 Oct Mr. Sivalingam and Miss Puvaneswary were married in the first Bahá'í wedding in Malaysia. Weddings; First weddings; Malaysia First Bahá’í wedding in Malaysia

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