Saint Carlos Lwanga and compañeros
A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on June 3.
- Feast day: June 3
- Life and era: Birth recorded in source: El 1865 en Bulimu en la actual Uganda
- Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
- Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
- Often asked for: commemoration
Why the Church honors Saint Carlos Lwanga and compañeros
Saint Carlos Lwanga and compañeros is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for June 3.
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Biography and witness
Saint Carlos Lwanga and compañeros appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on June 3.
Original martyrology note
Memoria de los santos Carlos Lwanga y doce compañeros, todos ellos de edades comprendidas entre los catorce y los treinta años, que perteneciendo a la corte de jóvenes nobles o al cuerpo de guardia del rey Mwanga, y siendo neófitos o seguidores de la fe católica, por no ceder a los deseos impuros del monarca murieron en la colina Namugongo, degollados o quemados vivos. Estos son sus nombres: Mbaya Tuzinde, Bruno Seronuma, Jacobo Buzabaliao, Kizito, Ambrosio Kibuka, Mgagga, Gyavira, Achilles Kiwanuka, Adolfo Ludigo Mkasa, Mukasa Kiriwanvu, Anatolius Kiriggwajjo y Lucas Banabakintu.
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Short prayer
Saint Carlos Lwanga and compañeros, pray for me.