lucian tapiedi (1921 - 1942)
anglican teacher/evangelist in papua new guinea
after japanese invasion during wwII, fled into the jungle with fellow priests and missionaries for protection
axed to death by hivijapa, a native orokaiva
hivijapa later converted to christianity, and took on the name lucian
built a church in embi and dedicated to the memory of lucian tapiedi
more info:
westminster abbey 20th century martyrs
church of england: 60th anniversary of the end of wwII
2 comments:
This is fascinating. Sad to say I've never heard of some of these folks. Thanks for the series.
i myself have never heard of half of these people. i happened to be reading about the west front of westminster abbey, and was fascinated that in the kingdom of god, lucian tapiedi now stands with martin luther king jr.
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