Martyrs of Uganda
Also known as: Ugandan Martyrs
Saint
Martyr
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
June 3
Canonized
18 October 1964 by Pope Paul VI at Rome, Italy
Beatified
6 June 1920 by Pope Benedict XV
Biography
The Martyrs of Uganda, also known as the Ugandan Martyrs, were a group of twenty-two Ugandan converts who were martyrized during the persecutions led by King Mwanga in the late 19th century. Their courageous witness to their faith in the face of extreme persecution and death has made them an inspiration and a symbol of the growth of Christianity in Africa....