Information: Sts. Charles Lwanga, Joseph Mkasa, Martyrs of Uganda
Feast Day: | June 3 |
Born: | Buganda, Uganda |
Died: | June 3, 1886, Namugongo, Uganda |
Canonized: | October 18, 1964 by Pope Paul VI |
Major Shrine: | Basilica Church of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo |
Patron of: | African Catholic Youth Action, converts, torture victims |
Feast Day: | June 3 |
Born: | 475, Lyon, France |
Died: | 545, Tours, France |
Patron of: | brides, adopted children, parents, exiles, widows |