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Charles Lwanga

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Gender Male
Death138 years ago
Date of birth January 1,1860
Zodiac sign Capricorn
Born Buganda
Uganda
Date of died June 3,1886
DiedNamugongo
Kampala
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
Feast3 June
Canonized18 October 1964
Uganda
Pope Paul VI
Major shrines Uganda Martyrs Catholic Shrine Namugongo
Munyonyo Martyrs' Shrine
PatronagAfrican
Canon18 October 1964, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI
Beatifi1920, Rome, Kingdom of Italy, by Pope Benedict XV
Major shrineBasilica of the Uganda Martyrs
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID791569
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Charles Lwanga Life story


Charles Lwanga was a Ugandan convert to the Catholic Church who was martyred with a group of his peers and is revered as a saint by both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.

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