Saint Kizito Explained

Saint Kizito
Birth Date:1872
Death Date:June 3,
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
Canonized By:Pope Paul VI
Patronage:children; primary schools
Major Shrine:Basilica Church of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo, Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine

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