Montréal Bahá'í Shrine
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Montréal Bahá'í Shrine | |
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General information | |
Address | 1548 Pine Avenue West |
Town or city | Montreal |
Country | Canada |
Coordinates | 45°29′53″N 73°35′11″W / 45.49799108246702°N 73.5864014423294°W |
Affiliation | Baháʼí Faith |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | William Sutherland Maxwell |
Montréal Bahá'í Shrine is an important site to the followers of the Baháʼí Faith and a place of pilgrimage. A former house and residence of May and William Maxwell, it is the only private home in Canada where ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, the son and the successor to the Baháʼí Faith's founder, stayed during his journeys to the West.
Designation
In a June 1953 letter, Shoghi Effendi wrote that the house "should be viewed in the nature of a national Shrine, because of its association with the beloved Master, during His visit to Montreal."[1]
References
- ^ "The Baháʼí Shrine in Canada". Baháʼí Community of Canada. 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-10.