Saint Charles Lwanga
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- Also known as
- 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 in 1886 at Namugongo, Uganda
- Canonized
- 18 October 1964 by Pope Paul VI at Rome, Italy
- Patronage
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African Catholic Youth Action,
Catholic youth,
converts,
torture victims
- Additional Information
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