Saint James Buzabaliao
![[Martyrs of Uganda]](http://saints.sqpn.com/martyr01.jpg "jpg image of a holy card of the Martyrs of Uganda, based on a painting by Albert Wider, 1962")
Also known as
- Yakobo Buuzabalyawo
- Jakob Buzabaliawo
Profile
Ngeye clan. Son of the royal bark-cloth maker. Soldier under King Mwanga of Uganda. Convert, baptized in 1885. One of the Martyrs of Uganda who died in the Mwangan persecutions.
Born
Died
- burned alive on 3 June 1886 at Namugongo, Uganda
- 29 February 1920 by Pope Benedict XV (decree of martyrdom)
