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 Denmark
European Bahá’í Teaching Conference, Copenhagen, 1950.
Location of Denmark
National AssemblyDenmark
Statistics:
Total Population
 -  UN 2021[1] 5,854,240
Bahá'í pop.
 -  Bahá'í source  
 -  Non-Bahá'í source 1,310
History:
Firsts
 -  Local Bahá'í 1925, Johanne Sørensen Hoeg 
 -  Local Assembly 1949, Copenhagen 
 -  National Assembly 1962 
Official Website http://www.bahai.dk/
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Categories: Denmark • People

Denmark is a Nordic country in Europe. Danish is the official language and Christianity is the predominant religion.

The region was first united as the Kingdom of Denmark in the 8th century. Its current constitution was adopted in 1849.

The Bahá’í Faith was first present in Norway in 1925 with a community being established in the late 1940s. The community remains active to the present day hosting community building activities and an annual Summer School.

History[edit]

The first Bahá’í in Denmark was Johanne Hoeg who was Danish and accepted the religion in 1925 while living in Honolulu, Hawaii, and returned to Denmark the same year. In 1926 she translated two Bahá’í pamphlets into Danish and had them published and in 1927 she assisted Martha Root when she visited Scandinavia. In 1932 Hoeg had Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era translated into Danish and published and she later also had the Kitab-i-Iqan translated.[2] In 1936 Margarita Orlova made a teaching trip to Copenhagen.[3]

The Second World War seriously impacted Denmark and while Hoeg remained an active Bahá’í throughout the War she also remained the only Bahá’í in Denmark until October, 1946, when Anders Nielsen and his wife pioneered to Copenhagen from the United States.[4][5] Dagmar Dole and Elinor Hollibough also pioneered to Copenhagen from America in 1947,[6][7] and the first people to become Bahá’ís in Denmark declared that year with Palle Bischoff being the first.[8][9] In 1949 the first Local Spiritual Assembly in Denmark was established in Copenhagen.[10]

In 1950 the first Bahá’í children's class in Denmark was established,[11] and the third European Bahá’í Teaching Conference and the associated summer school were held in Copenhagen that year.[12] By 1953 forty-seven people had become Bahá’ís in Denmark,[13] and three Bahá’í weddings had been conducted in the country.[14] When Shoghi Effendi launched the Ten Year Crusade in 1953 establishing an independent National Spiritual Assembly of Denmark was a goal set for the international Bahá’í community.[15] In 1955 a Hazíratu’l-Quds for Denmark was secured in Copenhagen,[16] and the same year preparations began to be made for the establishment of a regional administrative body for the Bahá’í communities of the Nordic countries.[17]

In 1957 the National Spiritual Assembly for Scandinavia and Finland was formed which assumed responsibility for administrating the Faith in Denmark and its neighbors.[18] In 1960 a Local Spiritual Assembly was established in Brondby,[19] in 1961 a Local Assembly was established in Frederiksberg,[20] and in 1962 the independent National Spiritual Assembly of Denmark was established.[21] As of 1963 there were four Local Spiritual Assemblies and three Bahá’í groups in Denmark,[22] and another Local Spiritual Assembly was established in 1964.[23] The Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh was presented to the King of Denmark in February, 1969, and a nation-wide advertising programme to proclaim the Faith was begun the same year.[24]

In 1972 a Temple site was acquired by the Denmark Bahá’í's located north of Copenhagen.[25] By the mid 1970's several additional Local Spiritual Assemblies had been established however several pioneers had to leave the country due to economic circumstances leaving Assemblies in jeopardy prompting the Bahá’í community to focus on consolidation.[26] Several teaching conferences were held and travel teaching trips began to be undertaken across the country in the mid 1970's,[27] and Bahá’í Centres were secured in Odense and Nakskov which were the first such buildings outside Copenhagen.[28] In 1978 Bahá’í marriage was officially recognized by the Ministry of Churches in Denmark,[29] and in 1979 Denmark held an independent Bahá’í Summer School for the first time having previously held joint events with Norway and Sweden.[30]

In recent years Denmark has been the site of several United Nations Conferences which the Bahá’í International Community has been represented at.[31] The Bahá’í community of Norway also remains active to the present day hosting study circles, youth groups, children's classes, and an annual Summer School.[32]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1998). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 20 (1986-1992), Pg(s) 924. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ Baha'i News (1937). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 106, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
  4. ↑ Baha'i News (1947). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 194, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
  5. ↑ Baha'i News (1946). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 188, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
  6. ↑ Baha'i News (1947). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 195, Pg(s) 1. View as PDF.
  7. ↑ Baha'i News (1947). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 196, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
  8. ↑ Baha'i News (1947). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 199, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
  9. ↑ Baha'i News (1952). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 251, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
  10. ↑ Dr. Ahmadi. "Baha'i timeline". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  11. ↑ Baha'i News (1950). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 228, Pg(s) 9. View as PDF.
  12. ↑ Baha'i News (1950). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 229, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
  13. ↑ Baha'i News (1952). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 262, Pg(s) 18. View as PDF.
  14. ↑ Baha'i News (1951). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 245, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
  15. ↑ Baha'i News (1953). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 267, Pg(s) 1. View as PDF.
  16. ↑ Baha'i News (1955). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 296, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
  17. ↑ Baha'i News (1955). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 296, Pg(s) 9. View as PDF.
  18. ↑ Baha'i News (1957). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 316, Pg(s) 12. View as PDF.
  19. ↑ Baha'i News (1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 353, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
  20. ↑ Baha'i News (1962). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 374, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
  21. ↑ Baha'i News (1962). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 378, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
  22. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1970). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 13 (1954-1963), Pg(s) 995. View as PDF.
  23. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1974). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 14 (1963-1968), Pg(s) 134. View as PDF.
  24. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1976). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 15 (1968-1973), Pg(s) 279. View as PDF.
  25. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1976). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 15 (1968-1973), Pg(s) 279. View as PDF.
  26. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1978). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 16 (1973-1976), Pg(s) 291. View as PDF.
  27. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1978). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 16 (1973-1976), Pg(s) 292. View as PDF.
  28. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1978). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 16 (1973-1976), Pg(s) 293. View as PDF.
  29. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1981). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 17 (1976-1979), Pg(s) 269. View as PDF.
  30. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1986). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 18 (1979-1983), Pg(s) 190. View as PDF.
  31. ↑ https://news.bahai.org/story/742/
  32. ↑ https://www.bahai.dk/deltag/studie-af-skrifter/studiegrupper/
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