Saint Matiya Mulumba | |
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Matiya Mulumba and his companions
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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.