Charles Lwanga Saint

Charles Lwanga (Luganda: Karoli Lwanga) (1860 or 1865 – June 3, 1886) was a Ugandan convert to the Catholic Church, who was martyred for his faith and is revered as a saint by both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.

Personal facts

Charles Lwanga
Alias (AKA)Lwanga Karoli
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1860
Birth place
Buganda , Uganda
Date of deathJune 03, 1886
Place of death
Uganda , Namugongo
TitleMartyr

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Saint

beatified by
Pope Benedict XV
beatified place
Rome
Kingdom of Italy
canonized by
Pope Paul VI
canonized dateOctober 18, 1964
canonized place
Uganda
major shrine
Central Region Uganda
Namugongo
Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs
venerated in
Anglican Communion
Lutheranism
Catholic Church

Charles Lwanga on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://wau.org/archives/article/the_uganda_martyrs
  2. http://www.americancatholic.org/features/SaintofDay/default.asp?id=1403