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Jildo Irwa
Christian martyr in Uganda, blessed
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Feast: 18 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1906
Died
1918
Beatified
20 October 2002
unverified
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
In the village of Paimol near the mission of Kalongo in Uganda, Blesseds Daudi Okelo and Jildo Irwa, catechists and martyrs, who, speared by the local pagans for having freely devoted themselves to the work of evangelizing the people, showed forth the power of Christ by their fearless martyrdom.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 18 September as a catechist speared to death at Paimol in Uganda for spreading the Gospel.
Connected on this site
- Daudi Okelo Blessed“In the village of Paimol near the mission of Kalongo in Uganda, Blesseds Daudi Okelo and Jildo Irwa, catechists and martyrs, who, speared by the local pagans for having freely devoted themselves to the work of evangelizing the people, showed forth the power of Christ by their fearless martyrdom.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 18 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q11727172 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.