Ambrosio Kibuuka Explained

Saint Ambrosio Kibuuka
Birth Date:1868
Death Date:June 3, 1886
Feast Day:June 3
Venerated In:Catholic Church
Birth Place:Buganda, Uganda
Death Place:Namugongo, Uganda
Titles:Martyr
Beatified Date:1920
Beatified By:Pope Benedict XV
Canonized Date:October 18, 1964[1]
Canonized By:Pope Paul VI
Patronage:Societies, including Scouts, Guides, Young Christian Workers, Xaverians and TCW
Major Shrine:Basilica Church of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo

Ambrosio Kibuuka (1868 – June 3, 1886)[2] aka (Ambrose Kibuuka Katekamu, Kateka Mulundaggana), was a Ugandan Catholic martyr killed 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. [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Christian Martyrs of Uganda . 2020-02-12 . 2014-07-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140719024926/http://www.buganda.com/martyrs.htm . dead .
  2. Book: Bisase . Arnold Spero . Guardian Angel: The Beginning . 2012 . AuthorHouse . 978-1-4772-3531-7 . 88 . en.
  3. Web site: Uganda Martyrs . 2024-01-31 . Uganda Episcopal Conference . en-gb.