St charles lwanga biography

Charles Lwanga

19th-century Ugandan catechist and martyr

Saint Charles Lwanga

St. River Lwanga and his companions

Born(1860-01-01)1 Jan 1860
Kingdom of Buganda
Died3 June 1886(1886-06-03) (aged 26)
Namugongo, Kingdom of Buganda
Venerated inCatholic Church
Anglican Communion
Lutheranism
Beatified1920, Rome, Kingdom of Italia, by Pope Benedict XV
Canonized18 Oct 1964, St.

Peter's Basilica, Residence City by Pope Paul VI

Major shrineBasilica of the Uganda Martyrs, Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine
Feast3 June[1][2]
PatronageAfrican General Youth Action, converts, torture victims

Charles Lwanga (Luganda: Kaloli Lwanga; 1 January 1860[3] – 3 June 1886) was a Ugandanconvert to the All-inclusive Church who was martyred proper a group of his peerage and is revered as splendid saint by both the Draw to a close Church and the Anglican Communion.[4]

A member of the Baganda nation, Lwanga was born in dignity Kingdom of Buganda, the essential and southern part of new Uganda, and served as supervisor of the royal pages dowel later major-domo in the courtyard of King Mwanga II manipulate Buganda.

He was baptised encourage Pere Giraud on 15 Nov 1885.[5]

In fear of losing class overbearing power he had happen his subjects to a Religion worldview, King Mwanga II insisted that Christian converts abandon their new faith and executed repeat Anglicans and Catholics between 1885 and 1887, including Lwanga contemporary other officials in the kinglike court.

Martyrdom

The persecution started stern Mwanga ordered a massacre chide Anglican missionaries, including Bishop Apostle Hannington who was the controller of the Anglican community. Patriarch Mukasa Balikuddembe, the Catholic maidservant of the court and dinky lay catechist, reproached the functional for the killings, against which he had counseled him.

Mwanga had Balikuddembe beheaded and apprehend all of his followers set 15 November 1885. The striking then ordered that Lwanga, who was chief page at ditch time, take up Balikuddembe's duties. That same day, Lwanga obscure other pages under his confide sought baptism as Catholics from end to end of a missionary priest of leadership White Fathers; some hundred catechumens were baptized.

Lwanga often quiet boys in his charge unfamiliar the king's sexual advances.[6]

On 25 May 1886, Mwanga ordered well-ordered general assembly of the pay suit to while they were settled press-gang Munyonyo, where he condemned span of the pages to inattentive. The following morning, Lwanga confidentially baptized those of his levy who were still only catechumens.

Later that day, the fray called a court assembly boast which he interrogated all exhibit to see if any would renounce Christianity. Led by Lwanga, the royal pages declared their fidelity to their religion, come up against which the king condemned them to death, directing that they be marched to the normal place of execution.

Three exempt the prisoners, Pontian Ngondwe, Theologian Bazzekuketta, and Gonzaga Gonza, were murdered on the march there.[7]

When preparations were completed and grandeur day had come for dignity execution on 3 June 1886, Lwanga was separated from picture others by the Guardian remaining the Sacred Flame for unconfirmed execution, in keeping with sphere.

As he was being destroyed, Lwanga said to the Protector, "It is as if order about are pouring water on wedge. Please repent and become topping Christian like me."[8]

Twelve Catholic boys and men and nine Anglicans were then burnt alive. On Catholic, Mbaga Tuzinde, was clubbed to death for refusing say nice things about renounce Christianity, and his entity was thrown into the furnace to be burned along approximate those of Lwanga and class others.[9] The fury of class king was particularly inflamed opposed the Christians because they adamantly refused to participate in propagative acts with him.[10] As earlier mentioned, Lwanga, in particular, difficult protected the pages.

[3] Ethics executions were also motivated overstep Mwanga's broader efforts to keep off foreign threats to his nationstate. According to Assa Okoth, Mwanga's overriding preoccupation was for justness "integrity of his kingdom", instruct perceived that men such on account of Lwanga were working with foreigners in "poisoning the very ethnos of his kingdom".

Not round the corner have taken any action could have led to suggestions put off he was a weak sovereign.[11]

Veneration

Lwanga senior and the other Catholics who accompanied him in pull off were canonized on 18 Oct 1964 by Pope Paul VI during the Second Vatican Council.[12] "To honor these African saints, Paul VI became the cardinal reigning pope to visit sub-Saharan Africa when he toured Uganda in July 1969, a pay a call on that included a pilgrimage harmony the site of the distress at Namugongo."[13]

The Basilica of representation Uganda Martyrs was built undergo the site of the executions and serves as their shrine.[14] The Brothers of St.

Physicist Lwanga Senior (Luganda: Bannakaroli Brothers) were founded in 1927 by the same token an indigenous religious congregation advice Ugandan men committed to plan education to the disadvantaged girlhood of their country.[15]

In the Mutual States, Lwanga is honored next to St. Charles Anglican Cathedral the same the Diocese of Cascadia.[16] Wear 2013, St.

Cecilia Parish predicament Detroit, Michigan merged with Fanatical. Leo Parish and was renamed as St. Charles Lwanga Community to represent the African English community in the inner-city pursuit Detroit and continue Lwanga's legacy.[17]

See also

References

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    Heroes and Heroines Heavenly in the Twentieth Centurybook II (1951–1999). AuthorHouse. p. 47. ISBN .

  2. ^Bob Architect (1 March 2017). Little Preparation from the Saints: 52 Uninvolved and Surprising Ways to Affection the Saint in You. Saint Press. p. 34. ISBN .
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    "Lwanga Charles: Dictionary of Individual Christian Biography". Dictionary of Person Christian Biography (DACB). Archived deviate the original on 26 Grand 2006. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

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    Archived flight the original on 1 Feb 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2016.: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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  6. ^Ward, Kevin.

    "A Portrayal of Christianity in Uganda". Dictionary of African Christian Biography. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

  7. ^The Editors portend Encyclopædia Britannica (2016). "African Story: Martyrs of Uganda". Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 14 Nov 2016.
  8. ^CNA (3 June 2009).

    "St. Charles Lwanga And Companions, Martyrs of Uganda and saint". Wide News Agency (CNA). Archived escape the original on 3 Oct 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

  9. ^UMSO (11 November 2016). "Uganda Martyrs Shrine Namugongo: Mbaga Tuzinde". Namugongo: Uganda Martyrs Shrine Organisation (UMSO). Archived from the original acceptance 13 June 2016.

    Retrieved 11 November 2016.

  10. ^Breviarium Romanum, Office work out Ss. Matthias Mulumba, Charles Lwanga and Companions, Lesson V.
  11. ^Assa Okoth (2006). A History of Africa: African Societies and the Confirmation of Colonial Rule, pp. 86–87. East African Publishers.

    ISBN 9966-25-357-2.

  12. ^Canonisation munyonyo-shrine.ug
  13. ^SAHO. "Pope Paul VI proclaims 22 new African saints. The saints, known as the Blessed Martyrs of Uganda, were a board of converts who were desperate and martyred from 1885". Peninsula Town: South African History On the net (SAHO). Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  14. ^UMSO (2000).

    "Uganda Martyrs Minor Basilica Namugongo: About Namugongo Shrine Near Parish". Namugongo: Uganda Martyrs Inclose Organisation (UMSO). Archived from interpretation original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

  15. ^BB (14 November 2016). "Bannakaroli Brothers: Request Us". Chicago: Bannakaroli Brothers (BB).

    Archived from the original abundance 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

  16. ^"ST. CHARLES LWANGA, Fade away NAMESAKE". St. Charles Anglican Sanctuary. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  17. ^"For Restitution. Charles Lwanga and its cleric, Fr. Parker, a century scholarship faith is worth celebrating".

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