Charles Lwanga
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 139 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 1,1860 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Buganda |
| Uganda | |
| Date of died | June 3,1886 |
| Died | Namugongo |
| Kampala | |
| Uganda | |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Feast | 3 June |
| Canonized | 18 October 1964 |
| Uganda | |
| Pope Paul VI | |
| Major shrines | Uganda Martyrs Catholic Shrine Namugongo |
| Munyonyo Martyrs' Shrine | |
| Patronag | African |
| Canon | 18 October 1964, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI |
| Beatifi | 1920, Rome, Kingdom of Italy, by Pope Benedict XV |
| Major shrine | Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 791569 |
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.