Global InformationAchilleus Kewanuka information
Saint Achilleus Kiwanuka | |
|---|---|
 Achilleus Kiwanuka and his companions | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | 1869 Buganda, Uganda |
| Died | June 3, 1886 (aged 16–17) Namugongo, Uganda |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1920 by Pope Benedict XV |
| Canonized | October 18, 1964 by Pope Paul VI |
| Major shrine | Basilica Church of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo |
| Feast | June 3 |
| Patronage | Clerks, the press, journalists and writers |
Achilleus Kiwanuka, also known as Achileo Kiwanuka or Achilles Kiwanuka or Achiles Kiwanuka (1869 – June 3, 1886), was a Ugandan Catholic martyr revered as a saint in the Catholic Church.[1]
- ^ "Uganda Martyrs". Uganda Episcopal Conference. Retrieved 2024-02-02.