Saint Kizito

Memorial

• 3 June

Profile

Mmamba clan. Convert. Youngest of the Martyrs of Uganda who died in the Mwangan persecutions.

Born

• 1872 at Buganda, Uganda

Died

• burned alive 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

Additional Information

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