Matiya Mulumba
| Saint Matiya Mulumba | |
|---|---|
 Matiya Mulumba and his companions | |
| Martyr | |
| Born |
1836 Busoga, Uganda |
| Died |
May 30, 1886 Old Kampala, Uganda |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| 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 |
| Patronage | Chiefs, families |
Saint Matiya Mulumba, also known as Matthias Murumba Kalemba (1836 - May 30, 1886), was a Ugandan Roman Catholic, one of the Martyrs of Uganda, who was martyred on or around May 30, 1886 at around the age of 50.
External links
- Saint Matiya Mulumba at Patron Saints Index
- The Uganda Martyrs from the August 2008 issue of The Word Among Us magazine
- Matiya Mulumba's profile from UgandaMartyrsShrine.org
- Matiya Mulumba at Find a Grave
- Matiya Mulumba's profile from Dictionary of African Christian Biography
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