Uganda Martyrs

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The Uganda Martyrs were Ugandan Christians who were murdered for their faith.

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[edit] Charles Lwanga and Companions

Saint Charles (Carl) Lwanga and his companions, Martyrs of Uganda, were a group of Ugandan Christians (Roman Catholics and Anglicans) who were murdered by Mwanga II, the Kabaka (King) of Buganda, between 1885 and 1887.

Charles Lwanga and his companions

Died 1885–1887, Uganda
Martyred by Mwanga II
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Anglican Communion
Beatified 1920 by Pope Benedict XV
Canonized October 18, 1964 by Pope Paul VI
Major shrine Basilica Church of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo
Feast June 3
Notable martyrs Charles Lwanga
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Anglican James Hannington, the Protomartyr, had been dispatched to be the bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, but he was executed with his companions before they could enter Buganda.

When commemorating the martyrs of Uganda, the Church of England includes Archbishop Janani Luwum, who was murdered in 1977 by Idi Amin's henchmen; they also commemorate Luwum separately on February 17. Although the Anglicans were not canonized in the Roman Catholic Church, the Pope did mention them.[1] Twenty-two of the martyrs were Roman Catholics and were canonized by Pope Paul VI on October 18, 1964. Their feast day is June 3. They were:[2]

The Ugandan Martyrs were featured in the film Millions.

[edit] The 2 Martyrs of Paimol

Daudi Okelo and Jildo Irwa
Died 1918, Paimol, Uganda
Means of martyrdom pierced with spears
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Beatified October 20, 2002 by Pope John Paul II
Feast October 18
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The martyrs, Blessed Daudi Okelo and Blessed Jildo Irwa, were two young catechists from Uganda. They belonged to the Acholi tribe, a subdivision of the large Luo group. They lived and were martyred in the years immediately following the foundation of the mission of Kitgum by the Comboni Missionaries in 1915.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ From the homily at the canonization of the martyrs of Uganda by Pope Paul VI: "Et mentione digni sunt alii etiam, qui, anglicana instituta religiosa profitentes, pro Christi nomine morte affecti sunt." ("And the others are worthy of mention also, who, professing the Anglican religious customs, were afflicted with death for the name of Christ.") Vatican Archive
  2. ^ Martyrs of Uganda from Patron Saints Index
  3. ^ Biography from the Holy See website

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