Feastday: June 3
Patron: of Children, primary schools
Birth: 1872
Death: 1886
A martyr of Uganda. He was the youngest martyr slain by King Mwanga of Uganda.
St. Kizito being baptised by St. Charles Lwanga at Munyonyo – Stained glass at Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine
Saint Kizito (1872 – June 3, 1886) 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 3rd. He is considered as the patron saint of children and primary schools.
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