Saint Anderea Kaggwa

Also known as

• Andreas Kaggwa
• Andrew Kaggwa

Memorial

• 3 June

Profile

Convert, joining the Church in 1881. One of the Martyrs of Uganda who died in the Mwangan persecutions.

Born

• at Bunyoro, Uganda

Died

• beheaded in 26 May 1886 at Munyonyo, 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 Anderea Kaggwa”. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 November 2012. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-anderea-kaggwa/>