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]
Saint Kizito | |
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 St. Kizito being baptised by St. Charles Lwanga at Munyonyo – Stained glass at Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | 1872 Buganda, Uganda |
| Died | June 3, 1886 (aged 13–14) 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, Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine |
| Feast | June 3 |
| Patronage | children; primary schools |
See also
editExternal links
edit- Saint Kizito at Patron Saints Index
- Kizito's profile from Dictionary of African Christian Biography
- Kizito's profile from UgandaMartyrsShrine.org
- LIST OF UGANDA MARTYRS
- The Uganda Martyrs from the August 2008 issue of The Word Among Us magazine
- St. Kizito and his parentage.
- The Family Kizito in Haiti
References
edit- ^ Mubiru, Charles Lwanga (2012). The Uganda Martyrs and the Need for Appropriate Role Models in Adolescents' Moral Formation: As Seen from the Traditional African Education. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 128. ISBN 978-3-643-90142-2.
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