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Saint Kizito

Saint Kizito
St. Kizito being baptised by St. Charles Lwanga at Munyonyo – Stained glass at Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine
Martyr
Born1872
Buganda, Uganda
DiedJune 3, 1886 (aged 13–14)
Namugongo, Uganda
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified1920 by Pope Benedict XV
CanonizedOctober 18, 1964 by Pope Paul VI
Major shrineBasilica Church of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo, Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine
FeastJune 3
Patronagechildren; primary schools

Saint Kizito (1872 – June 3, 1886) also known as Kizito Omuto, was one of the Martyrs of Uganda and the youngest martyr slain by the King Mwanga II of Buganda. He was baptized on 25/26 May 1886, by Charles Lwanga, the leader of Uganda's Christian community at the time, at Munyonyo, and burned alive on 3 June 1886 in Namugongo. He was canonized on 18 October 1964 by Pope Paul VI in Rome. His feast day is on June 3. He is considered as the patron saint of children and primary schools.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Mubiru, Charles Lwanga (2012). The Uganda Martyrs and the Need for Appropriate Role Models in Adolescents' Moral Formation: As Seen from the Traditional African Education. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 128. ISBN 978-3-643-90142-2.


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