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Uganda Martyrs' Diamond Jubilee Year kicks off with relic visitation
The majority of them were killed together with the Protestant converts (on account of their Christian faith) at Namugongo (in Wakiso district) on June 3, 1886.
Fr. Richard Nnyombi (left) and Fr. Francis Xavier Kikomeko (right) exposing the relics of the Uganda Martyrs at Mitala-Maria Catholic parish church on February 1, 2024. (Photo by Mathias Mazinga)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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The Catholic Church has started celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of the canonisation of the Uganda Martyrs. The 22 Catholic converts were killed on the orders of King