Lucian Tapiedi

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Lucian Tapiedi (* 1921 ; † 1942 ) was an Anglican teacher in Papua New Guinea and is a martyr of the Anglican Church.

Tapiedei came from the village of Taupota in Milne Bay and grew up in traditional circumstances. One of his uncle was considered a witcher .

He attended mission schools and was brought up Christian by his teacher Nita Inman and the priest, Reverend Edwin Nuagoro. In 1939 he attended the St Aidan's Teacher Training College in Divari and in 1941 became a teacher in Sangara , Papua New Guinea.

In the course of the Japanese invasion of 1941–1942 in the Pacific War , he initially stayed in Sangara and fled with a few others just before the Japanese invaded. They were first continued and then betrayed by a local ethnic group, the Orokaiva. A man named Hivijapa killed Tapiedi near the village of Kurumbo. The remaining six people were caught by the Japanese and beheaded on the beach with a katana.

Tapiedi is representative of more than three hundred Christians, mostly Catholics, who lost their lives during the invasion. The murderer later converted to Christianity , took the name Hivijapa Lucian, and built a church in Embi in memory of his victim.

This martyr of New Guinea is commemorated at the Episcopal Church of the United States of America on September 2nd in the liturgical year.

Honor at the west portal of Westminster Abbey

Tapedi's special honor is his admission as a martyr of the 20th century at the west portal of Westminster Abbey in London . The statues were opened by Queen Elisabeth in 1998. The main entrance is on the west side. The portal is framed by depictions of the four Christian virtues Truth , Justice , Mercy , Peace and ten martyrs of the 20th century.

Maximilian Kolbe Manche Masemola Janani Luwum Elisabeth von Hessen-Darmstadt (1864–1918) Martin Luther King Óscar Romero Dietrich Bonhoeffer Esther John Lucian Tapiedi Wang Zhiming
Martyrs of the 20th century at Westminster Abbey (west wall; from left to right):

Maximilian Kolbe , Manche Masemola , Janani Luwum , Elisabeth von Hessen-Darmstadt , Martin Luther King , Óscar Romero , Dietrich Bonhoeffer , Esther John , Lucian Tapiedi and Wang Zhiming .

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supporting documents

  1. ↑ Andrew Chandler (Ed.): The Terrible Alternative. Christian Martyrdom in the Twentieth Century. Cassell, London / New York 1998.
  2. ↑ a b Jones Taugaloidi: MARTYRS OF NEW GUINEA . Martyrs Day in 2004. Archived from the original on February 19, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
  3. ^ A short history of the Anglican Church in Papua New Guinea Anne Chittleborough New Guinea Mission, 1976
  4. ^ Revd Dr Scott Cowdell: New Guinea Martyrs . St Paul's Anglican Church, Canberra. August 31, 2004. Archived from the original on November 8, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
  5. ↑ http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/people/esther-john
personal data
SURNAME Tapiedi, Lucian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Papuan New Guinean teacher, Anglican martyr
DATE OF BIRTH 1921
DATE OF DEATH 1942