Ambrosio Kibuuka
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| Saint Ambrosio Kibuuka | |
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| Born | Buganda, Uganda |
| Died | June 3, 1886, Namugongo, Uganda |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1920 |
| Canonized | October 18, 1964 by Pope Paul VI |
| Major shrine | Basilica Church of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo |
| Feast | June 3 |
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Ambrosio Kibuuka (died June 3, 1886) was a Ugandan Roman Catholic martyred for his faith. He was born in Buganda. He was one of many Christians put to death by King Mwanga II between 1885 and 1887. His day of martyrdom was June 3, when he was buried alive, and when he is remembered as one of the Martyrs of Uganda's feast day.
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