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Saint Kizito

Youngest Ugandan Roman Catholic martyr (1872-1886)

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Feast: 3 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
1872
Died
1886
Beatified
not on record
Canonised
not on record

Who they were

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

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources
  • Wikidata Q3463928 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Saint Kizito (CC BY-SA)

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