Saint Charles Lwanga

Also known as

• Carolus Lwanga
• Karoli Lwanga

Memorial

• 3 June

Profile

Ngabi clan. Servant of King Mwanga of Uganda. Convert, joining the Church in June 1885. One of the Martyrs of Uganda who died in the Mwangan persecutions.

Born

• 1865 at Bulimu, 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

Patronage

• African Catholic Youth Action
• Catholic youth
• converts
• torture victims

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Charles Lwanga”. Saints.SQPN.com. 17 November 2012. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-charles-lwanga/>