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St. Antanansio Bazzekuketta

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Feastday: June 3
Patron: Uganda; catechists; young martyrs
Birth: c. 1866
Death: May 27, 1886

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Saint Antanansio Bazzekuketta was a Ugandan Catholic lay catechist and one of the Uganda Martyrs. He embraced the Christian faith and remained steadfast when King Mwanga II ordered the persecution of Catholics. Antanansio was killed at Nakivubo on May 27, 1886, and was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1964.

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