It was on
June of 1886 when young men who were ordered my Kabaka Mwanga by then the king
of Buganda were burned to death at the martyr’s shrine in Namugongo. These
converts at Namugongo martyrs were burnt. This was following their refusal to
renounce Christianity. These included; the Anglican, Catholics and Muslims.
Annually, on every June 03, Christians from all over the world converge to
Namugongo to commemorate the lives and religious. The crowds have been
estimated in hundreds of thousands in some years in June 2015 with an estimated
2 million people do attend this event.
These
shrines where first recognized by Joshua Serufusa – Zake (1884-25 June 1985).When he was the Sabaddu
of Kira Sub-County. He constructed a structure at the Namugongo site, where it
appears shrines were built later for prayer. His interest in Christianity was
enhanced by his father's participation in the wars that brought Christianity to
Uganda. His father, Semei Musoke Seruma Katiginya, had earned a name for
brevity "Ngubu" from the wars. Some of these catholic martyrs were
anointed by Pope Paul on 18 October 1964 and regarded as saints in the Catholic
Church. A basilica has been built at the spot where the majority of them were
burned to death. A church stands at the place where the Anglican martyrs met
their death, about 2 miles (3.2 km) further east from the Basilica of the
Uganda Martyrs. Documentation is available on 45 martyrs but it is believed
that many more believers met their death at the command of Kabaka Mwanga
between 1885 and 1887.
Basilica
of the Uganda Martyrs: A place of worship affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church,
Anglican Uganda Martyrs Shrine: A place of worship affiliated with the church
of Uganda, Uganda Martyrs Primary School: A public, mixed, elementary school
(grades 1-7),Uganda Martyrs Senior Secondary School: A public, mixed, boarding
high school (grades 8-13) and Uganda Martyrs Nursery & Daycare Centre: An
early education institution erected to commemorate 75 years since Namugongo's
Roman Catholic Parish was established in 1935.
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