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1. Anonymous

   2 years ago

   Saint Adolofu Mukasa Ludigo, pray for us!

2. thabo

   2 years ago

   Thanks,know I understand the history behind this name "Saint charles Lwanga" an my church is named after him.Saint Charles Lwanga Catholic Church in Soshanguve-South Africa.

3. Charles

   2 years ago

   I have been searching ceaselessly for an indept history of the matyrs of Uganda. Their faith and courage are mystifying.

4. Bin Kaima

   2 years ago

   Thank you for providing us with this information. I am a Muganda by birth. I belong to that same tribe of the Ugandan martyrs. For a long time I have questioned the truth in this claim, "King Mwanga was a violent ruler and pedophile who forced himself on the young boys and men who served him as pages and attendants".
   
   It has always been used as the evidence for the killing of the martyrs but it is wrong. I acknowledge that those men died for our religion and there is no doubt about their martyrdom. I only request you to be more informed that the reason for killing these people was rooted in the struggle to convert the king and his chiefs by the different religious groups that were in the kingdom at the time. Conversion of the king and the chief was important at that time to increase converts form the king's subjects. Religious groups included Moslems, protestants, and Catholics. The groups are also responsible to the religious wars of that time and political instabilities that exploded out of their conflicting interests. If it were Balikuddembe's (a catholic) criticism that annoyed Mwanga then why were Moslems and protestants killed. How about Bishop Arlington had he also resisted Mwanga's morality? Please be more informed, make more research about the death of the martyrs. The cause was more of political-religion conflict than that false theory of Mwanga's behaviors. Since when did Christian basic teaching include resistance to pedophile and homosexuality that Joseph a fresh convert could use it as an argument to defend his religion? Thank

5. Brendan

   2 years ago

   A wonderful, in depth description of some modern day saints. Thank you.

6. Woody

   3 years ago

   St. Charles is ideal to promote in view of African Catholic growth, Anglican participation in the martyrdom, and same-sex fight.

7. joseph philip heist

   3 years ago

   this is a very interesting article about the African martyrs. it is still going on today.

8. Bernadette Maguire

   3 years ago

   May Our Blessed Mother Protect this website.

9. Carol Benoit

   3 years ago

   An excellent and enlightening article. I have for a long time wished to learn about the lives of the saints on their feast days. The details in this article truly brought the sacrifices of these young Christians vibrantly to life!

10. ACQUAH MOSES

    4 years ago

    I am a catholic by faith and birth i have read of the life of the great saint lwanga and compaions,am establishing boys school and naming it in houner of the saint charls lwanga any help and advice will highly be accpted. am a ghanaian and a trained teacher.

11. Barnubus

    4 years ago

    This website is the bomb. like tick tick.!

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