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]