Peter To Rot (5 March 1912 - 7 July 1945) was a Papua New Guinea Roman Catholic. He served as a well-noted and beloved catechist in his village and was entrusted with the local parish during World War II when the Japanese occupied the region. He stood up for religious values in the face of Japanese oppression and continued to hold secret services when the Japanese restricted him from active pastoral service. To Rot valued marriage - he himself had been married since 1936 - and he was an outspoken critic of Japanese views on taking multiple wives.
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5 March 1912 New Pomerania, German New Guinea
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Died |
7 July 1945 (aged 33) Rakunai, East New Britain, Territory of New Guinea
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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