Amelia Collins

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Amelia Collins

Born Amelia Engelder Collins
June 7, 1873
Died January 1, 1962
Haifa, Israel
Resting place Bahá’í cemetery, Haifa
32°49′46″N 34°58′18″E / 32.82944013754231, 34.97169256210327
IBC member Vice-President, 1951 - ?
Title(s) Hand of the Cause
Appointed by Shoghi Effendi, 1951

Amelia Engelder Collins (June 7, 1873 - January 1, 1962) was a prominent American Bahá’í and a Hand of the Cause. She was born to a Lutheran family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and became Bahá’í in 1919 and made large donations to several Bahá’í projects in Haifa, Israel. These included donations toward the building of the Western Pilgrim House, the superstructure of the Shrine of the Báb the International Archives building and the purchasing of the land for the future House of Worship on Mount Carmel.

She was appointed Hand of the Cause and vice-president of the International Bahá’í Council by Shoghi Effendi in 1951. She passed away in Haifa, Israel on January 1, 1962.

[edit] References

  • Harper, Barron (1997). Lights of Fortitude (Paperback ed.). Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-413-1. 



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