Matiya Mulumba

Saint Matiya Mulumba

Matiya Mulumba and his companions
Martyr
Born 1836
Busoga, Uganda
Died May 30, 1886
Old Kampala, Uganda
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Beatified 1920 by Pope Benedict XV
Canonized October 18, 1964 by Pope Paul VI
Major shrine Basilica Church of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo
Feast June 3
Patronage Chiefs, families

Saint Matiya Mulumba, also known as Matthias Murumba Kalemba (1836 - May 30, 1886), was a Ugandan Roman Catholic, one of the Martyrs of Uganda, who was martyred on or around May 30, 1886 at around the age of 50.


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