Luis Montenegro
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| Born | April 23, 1932 Chocontá, Colombia |
| Died | April 20, 1973 Motilones District, Colombia |
| NSA member | Colombia 1961 - 1973 |
Luis Montenegro (April 23, 1932 - April 20, 1973) was a Colombian Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assembly of Colombia.
Biography[edit]
Montenegro was born in Chocontá, Colombia, in 1932. He became a Bahá’í in 1951 and was an active member of the community of Bogotá being elected to the Local Spiritual Assembly and serving as a delegate for Bogotá to the National Convention of South America in 1957.[1]
In 1958 Montenegro was transferred to Cartagena in his professional career and he helped establish a Local Spiritual Assembly in the city. In 1959 he married Ines Romero which was the first Bahá’í marriage to take place in Colombia. In 1961 Montenegro was elected to the first National Spiritual Assembly of Colombia and he served as secretary of the body and also served on several of the Assemblies committees including the maintenance committee of the National Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds.[1]
Montenegro assisted with the establishment of Local Spiritual Assemblies across Colombia and taught at training institutes, summer schools, conferences, conventions, and firesides. During Ridvan 1973 he volunteered to assist the Motilon Bahá’ís of Colombia to establish Local Spiritual Assemblies visiting rural villages in the Motilones district and passed away while traveling through the mountains of Cascara.[1]
A teaching conference held in Cali, Colombia, to launch the Five Year Plan in 1974 included a memorial service to Montenegro and the Universal House of Justice conveyed the following message after his passing:
GRIEVED PASSING LUIS MONTENEGRO DEVOTED SERVANT BAHAULLAH EFFECTIVE TEACHER ADMINISTRATOR STOP EXTEND SYMPATHY FAMIL ASSURANCE PRAYERS SACRED THRESHOLD PROGRESS HIS SOUL ABHA KINGDOM[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1976). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 15 (1968-1973), Pg(s) 550. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1976). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 15 (1968-1973), Pg(s) 551. View as PDF.
