On one occasion King Mwanga gave him two beautiful girls in appreciation for his good service at the palace whom he gladly took home as his wives. When his fellow catholics, Lwanga and Andrew Kaggwa in particular, learnt of it, they rebuked Sserunkuma for the illegal marriage. Good enough, Sserunkuuma adhered to his friends’ rebuke and went to Fr. Lourdel for confession. He made a sincere and determinant confession.

As a result Sserunkuuma abandoned the two wives and all his property and went to live in seclusion at the other end of the palace with just minimum necessities of life. This is where he devoted himself to prayer, penance, and the teaching of religion. This is where the Christian persecution found him and he bravely offered himself to die for Christ.

Bruno Sserunkuuma was Muganda from Buddu county. His father was Namunjulirwa and mother Ndibaliza. He was of Sheep (Ndiga) clan -Ovis.

Sserunkuuma was the son of Pookino (the county chief of Buddu) named Namujulirwa of the Ndiga (sheep) clan. He was baptized 15 November 1885 (the day their leader, Joseph Balikuddembe died) by Pere Giraud and was burnt alive in the Namugongo furnace on the Ascension day, Thursday 3rd June 1886 at the age of 30. Sserunkuuma is the patron of; Penitents, tempted to lust of flesh, to drinking, violence and unlawful marriages.

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