Feast June 3 | Name Ambrosio Kibuuka Major shrine Namugongo | |
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Beatified 1920 by Pope Benedict XV Canonized October 18, 1964 by Pope Paul VI Patronage Societies, including Scouts, Guides, Young Christian Workers, Xaverians and TCW Died June 3, 1886, Namugongo, Uganda Similar People Joseph Mukasa, Charles Lwanga, Saint Kizito | ||
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church | ||
Ambrosio Kibuuka (1868 - June 3, 1886) was a Ugandan Roman Catholic martyred for his faith. He was born in Buganda. He was one of many Christians put to death by King Mwanga II between 1885 and 1887. His day of martyrdom was June 3, when he was burned alive, and when he is remembered as one of the Martyrs of Uganda's feast day.
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