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Uganda Martyrs Day

Name: Uganda Martyrs Day
Start: 2019-06-02T21:00:00+00:00
End: 2019-06-03T20:59:59+00:00
Location: Namugongo

June 2, 2019 - June 3, 2019

On 3 June 1886, 32 young men, pages of the court of King Mwanga II of Buganda, were burned to death at Namugongo for their refusal to renounce Christianity. They were Anglican or Catholic. … The most prominent shrine is Namugongo which is located where St. Charles Lwanga and his companions were burned.

Details

Start:: June 2, 2019
End:: June 3, 2019
Event Category:: Public Holiday

Venue

: Namugongo
: Naalya-Namugongo Rd, Kampala
Kampala, Kampala Uganda + Google Map