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Saint Gonzaga Gonza

[Martyrs of Uganda]
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3 June

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

Born

at Busoga, Uganda

beheaded on 27 May 1886 at Lubowa, Uganda

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

6 June 1920 by Pope Benedict XV

18 October 1964 by Pope Paul VI at Rome, Italy

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