Saint Achileo Kiwanuka

Also known as

• Achilles Kiwanuka
• Achilleus Kewanuka
• Achilleus Kewanukasi

Memorial

• 3 June

Profile

Lugave clan. Clerk in the service of King Mwanga. Convert. One of the Martyrs of Uganda who died in the Mwangan persecutions.

Born

• at Buganda, Uganda

Died

• burned to death on 3 June 1886 at Namugongo, Uganda

Venerated

• 29 February 1920 by Pope Benedict XV (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 6 June 1920 by Pope Benedict XV

Canonized

• 18 October 1964 by Pope Paul VI at Rome, Italy

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Achileo Kiwanuka”. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 November 2012. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-achileo-kiwanuka/>