Saint Antanansio Bazzekuketta

Memorial

• 3 June

Profile

Nkima clan. Convert. One of the Martyrs of Uganda who died in the Mwangan persecutions.

Born

• at Buganda, Uganda

Died

• hacked to pieces on 27 May 1886 at Nakivubo, 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 Antanansio Bazzekuketta”. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 November 2012. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-antanansio-bazzekuketta/>