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Papeiha

c. 1800–1867 · 19th century

Papeiha was a Polynesian Christian teacher from Raiatea who worked for the London Missionary Society. Landed at Aitutaki in 1821, he went to Rarotonga in 1823 and is credited with converting the island to Christianity before European missionaries arrived to stay. He spent the rest of his life in the Cook Islands and died on Rarotonga in 1867.

Papeiha
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Kingdom of Rarotonga

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Papeiha. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/papeiha
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