Saint Gonzaga Gonza

Memorial

• 3 June

Profile

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

Born

• at Busoga, Uganda

Died

• beheaded on 27 May 1886 at Lubowa, 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 Gonzaga Gonza“. Saints.SQPN.com. 5 June 2013. Web. 20 June 2013. <>