Joseph Mukasa
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 139 years ago |
Born | Mpigi |
Uganda | |
Date of died | November 15,1885 |
Died | Uganda |
Major shrine | Namugongo |
Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo | |
Feast | 3 June |
Beatified | Pope Benedict XV |
Date of birth | January 1,1860 |
Canon | 18 October 1964 by Pope Paul VI |
Patronag | Chiefs, politicians |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 980200 |
Joseph Mukasa Life story
Joseph Mukasa Balikuddembe was a Ugandan Catholic martyr and the majordomo at the court of Mwanga II of Buganda, recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church. The Missionaries of Our Lady of Africa came to Uganda in 1879.