Raquel Constante
Raquel Constante | |
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| NSA member | Central America 1951 - 1955 1957 - 1958 1960 - 1961 Panama 1961 - ???? |
Raquel Francois de Constante is a Bahá’í who helped develop the Bahá’í community of Central America and Panama, serving as a National Spiritual Assembly member.
Background[edit]
Constante was a member of the Panama Bahá’í community as of the 1940's and in November 1949 she was appointed to the National Teaching Committee of Latin America.[1] She was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of Central America when the body was established in 1951.[2] She served on the body intermittently until it was disbanded in 1961.[3]
An independent National Spiritual Assembly for Panama was established in 1961 and Constante was elected to the body,[4] and by 1971 she was serving as the Chairman of the body.[5] As of 1982 she was serving on the Pioneer Committee of the Americas.[6]
In 2010 she attended the 50th National Convention of Panama at which the Anniversary of the National Spiritual Assemblies establishment was celebrated.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/pringle_background_panama_temple/
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/lamb_bahai_latin_america#4
- ↑ Baha'i News (1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 354, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (July 1961). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 364, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1971). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 489, Pg(s) 11. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1982). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 619, Pg(s) 5. View as PDF.
- ↑ https://news.bahai.org/story/769/slideshow/10/
