# Canonical recap data for World's Parliament of Religions (1893)
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title: World's Parliament of Religions
subtitle: Chicago's landmark gathering brought Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic leaders to Western audiences, transforming interfaith dialogue globally.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1893-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1893
decade: 1890
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: There have been several meetings referred to as a Parliament of the World's Religions, the first being the World's Parliament of Religions of 1893, which was an attempt to create a global dialogue of faiths. The original event was celebrated by another conference on its centenary in 1993. That led to a new series of co
summaryLong: There have been several meetings referred to as a Parliament of the World's Religions, the first being the World's Parliament of Religions of 1893, which was an attempt to create a global dialogue of faiths. The original event was celebrated by another conference on its centenary in 1993. That led to a new series of conferences under the official title Parliament of the World's Religions, with the same objective of creating a global dialogue of faiths.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Parliament of the World's Religions"
importance: 68
sourceConfidence: 75
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timeline: []
sources:
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  title: World's Parliament of Religions
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related: []
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- festival
metaDescription: There have been several meetings referred to as a Parliament of the World's Religions, the first being the World's Parliament of Religions of 1893, which was an
wikidataQid: Q1752626
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  capturedAt: 2026-05-04
  label: World's Parliament of Religions
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_the_World's_Religions"
