Liechtenstein
 Liechtenstein |
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| Location of Liechtenstein
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| National Assembly | N/A | |
| Statistics: | ||
| Total Population | ||
| - | UN 2021[1] | 39,039 |
| Bahá'í pop. | ||
| - | Bahá'í source | |
| - | Non-Bahá'í source | 12 |
| History: Firsts |
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| - | Local Bahá'í | 1967, Rudiger Wohlwend |
| - | Pioneers | 1953, Amír Húshmand Manúchihrí |
| - | Local Assembly | 1983, Vaduz |
| Official Website | http://www.bahai.li/ | |
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| Categories: Liechtenstein • People | ||
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a small country in Central Europe. Christianity is the predominant religion and German is the official language. The region became independent as a result of the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806.
The Bahá’í Faith was introduced to Liechtenstein in 1953 with a small community being firmly established in the 1980s.
History[edit]
Establishing a Bahá’í community in Liechtenstein was made a goal of the international Bahá’í community by Shoghi Effendi when he launched the Ten Year Crusade in 1953 and the Bahá’í community of Switzerland was given responsibility for developing the Faith in the country.[2] Amír Húshmand Manúchihrí, a twenty year old student, moved to the Principality in August that year accomplishing the goal being both the first Bahá’í pioneer and the first Persian to live in the country.[3] He was limited in teaching opportunities due to the country being predominantly Catholic and had to depart Liechtenstein in 1957 in order to pursue further studies.[4]
In April 1961 Liechtenstein was reopened to the Faith,[5] however it had to be reopened again in 1966.[6] Rudiger Wohlwend became the first Bahá’í of Liechtenstein in 1967 declaring while attending a Bahá’í Summer School in Switzerland,[7] and by the 1970's a Bahá’í group had been established in Vaduz with Wohlwend serving as its secretary.[8] In 1975 Wohlwend, Ugo, and Angeline Giachery were granted an audience with the Prince of Liechtenstein discussing the Faith with him and presenting him with a copy of the most recent volume of The Bahá’í World.[9] In 1976 property to serve as a national endowment for the Liechtenstein Bahá’í community was acquired,[10] and the first Bahá’í Winter School in the country was held in Vaduz.[11]
In 1983 the Local Spiritual Assembly of Vaduz was established as the first in Liechtenstein. Upon its formation the National Spiritual Assembly of Switzerland noted the membership of the Assembly reflected the diversity of the Bahá’í community with the members consisting of two Peruvians, two Swiss, one German, one Mozambican, and one Iranian member.[12] In October 1987 a copy of the Promise of World Peace message from the Universal House of Justice was directly presented to Prince Hans Adam of Liechtenstein, the countries executive Head of State.[13] In 1993 a Bahá’í delegation was able to meet with the Prime Minister of Liechtenstein at which Bahá’í literature was presented.[14]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1962). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 375, Pg(s) 4. View as PDF.
- ↑ Earl Redman, The Knights of Baha'u'llah, George Ronald: Oxford, 2017, p 335
- ↑ Earl Redman, The Knights of Baha'u'llah, George Ronald: Oxford, 2017, p 337
- ↑ Baha'i News (1961). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 366, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1966). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 424, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1968). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 442, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1975). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 537, Pg(s) 17. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1975). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 537, Pg(s) 17. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1976). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 544, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1977). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 550, Pg(s) 5. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1984). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 644, Pg(s) 14. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1988). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 683, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 22 (1993-1994), Pg(s) 114. View as PDF.
