Colmar Manor in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
National Won Jeon Shrine of America
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 23, 2022
1. National Won Jeon Shrine of America Marker
The National Won Jeon Shrine, hosted by the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, is a monument to cherish and honor those who have ascended to the heavenly spiritual world attending our Tree Parents as members of the Blessed Central Families of the Completed Testament Age.
The Seung Hwa ceremony ("peaceful ascension,") is the commencement of one's life as an exclusively spiritual being. The burial service is referred to as the Won Jeon Ceremony ("returning home to the palace").
This site was sanctified on May 14, 2002, blessed on July 26, 2002, and dedicated on October 9, 2003 by the National Headquarters.
"Fresh bouquets of happiness grow, gently tossed in the breeze; Our home eternal and true is a haven of joy; Here in such beauty divine, we shall always live; Such is the gift of the Lord, Father's heavenly land."
-- Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon
Erected by The Unification Church.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is May 14, 2002.
Location. 38° 55.271′ N, 76° 56.643′ W.
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Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historic Fort Lincoln (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); F.D.N.Y. Memorial (about 500 feet away); Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Northeast 7 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Beauty and Business (approx. half a mile away in District of Columbia); Mother's Love (approx. half a mile away); Victoria amazonica
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 23, 2022
2. National Won Jeon Shrine of America Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 190 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
