Pieter Dox
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Petrus Joannes Maria Dox (7 May 1898 – 26 November 1964) was a Belgian
After the war, Dox moved to the
Biography
World War I
Around 1914, Dox joined the
He was critical of the French-speaking officers' attitude towards Flemish-speaking soldiers, and wrote letters on the subject. This led to his demotion to a
One of his brothers, Ludovicus Gommarus, died in a German prisoner-of-war camp.[8] His parents were also held captive by the German occupiers due to his father's participation in the resistance movement.[9]
Missionary in Congo
Dox took his religious vows in Ghent on 7 November 1924,[10] and moved to the Belgian Congo on 18 December 1928, to work as a missionary for the next 36 years under his priest name, Valentinus.[11]
He and his brother Frans, who was also a missionary, were killed in Watsa during the Simba rebellion on 26 November 1964.[12][13] In total, 15 Belgian missionaries were killed.[11] A square in their hometown of Lier was named after him and his brother.[14][15]
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References
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Citations
- ^ De Vlaamsche houthakkers N.V. Ons Vaderland, Prentbriefkaart 1918 (in Dutch)
- ^ Didden 1997, p. 198.
- ^ De Zaeger 1995, pp. 22–23.
- ^ a b c De Zaeger 1995.
- ^ Didden 1997, p. 204.
- ^ Tom Simoens, CHTP-BEG - n° 23 / 2011. Van arrangeren tot renseigneren. Smaad en geweld Van militairen Tegen hun oversten tijdens de eerste wereldoorlog (in Dutch)
- ^ Didden 1997, p. 215.
- ^ Namenlijst gesneuvelde Lierenaars – Hooiktenaars (in Dutch) lier1418.be, projectgroep WOI
- ^ Didden 1997, p. 210.
- ^ Petrus Dox (in Dutch) odis.be, 25 October 2017
- ^ a b Zes paters als bij wonder aan de dood ontsnapt Newspaper article, 1964. (in Dutch)
- ^ Lamberigts et al. 2016, p. 98.
- ^ Een houthakker heeft ons verlaten (in Dutch) 't Pallieterke, 1968, p. 11.
- ^ Verklaring straatnamen (in Dutch) Lier.be, 4 February 2020
- ^ Gebroeders Doxplein (in Dutch) inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be
Bibliography
- Didden, K. (1997). "De Houthakkers van de Orne". Wetenschappelijke Tijdingen (in Dutch). 56 (4): 195–219. .
- De Zaeger, P. (1995). "Alfred van der Hallen (1901–1975) en het Vlaams-nationalisme". Lira Elegans (in Dutch). 5. Liers Genootschap voor Geschiedenis: 15–41.
- Lamberigts, M.; De Caluwe, M.; Milh, A. (2016). Predikbroeders in woord en daad (in Dutch). Antwerp: Halewijn. ISBN 9789085283935.