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June 3 · Memorial · Red
St Charles Lwanga and Companions
(d. 1885–1887) Twenty-two young men in the royal court of Buganda (modern Uganda) who refused King Mwanga's sexual demands and confessed Christ. Burned alive on the road to Namugongo. Their witness sparked a mass movement of conversions.
A prayerHoly martyrs of Uganda, pray for the youth Church across all Africa.
When is the feast of St Charles Lwanga and Companions?
The feast is celebrated on June 3 each year, kept as a memorial in the General Roman Calendar, with red vestments.
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