Uganda Martyrs shrine namugongo

The story and profiles of the Uganda Martyrs

Every June 3rd, people from different parts of the world and Uganda Christians throng Namugongo to mark the Uganda Martyrs Day. The day is in remembrance of the now 24 Uganda martyrs who were killed for their Christian faith. All the 24 Uganda Martyrs are Catholics, but they were killed along with other Anglican Christians. […]

Thousands attend martyrs day prayers in Kampala

  Thousands of Christian pilgrims from Uganda, Kenya, German, South Africa, India, United States of America and other countries have attended martyrs day prayers in Namugongo Kampala today. The Christians have gathered to remember the death of Uganda Martyrs in 1886 on the orders of the former king of Buganda, late Mwanga II. The day […]