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Memorial

Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions

Feast day
June 03
Patron of
African Catholic youth
Origin
Ugandan

Life

Charles Lwanga and his companions were young pages at the court of King Mwanga of Buganda who were burned alive for their Catholic faith and refusal to submit to the king's sexual demands.

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