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In the United States, Lwanga is honored by St. Charles Anglican Cathedral in the Diocese of Cascadia. [16] In 2013, St. Cecilia Parish in Detroit, Michigan merged with St. Leo Parish and was renamed as St. Charles Lwanga Parish to represent the African American community in the inner-city of Detroit and continue Lwanga's legacy. [17]
Charles Lwanga (Luganda: Kaloli Lwanga; 1 January 1860 – 3 June 1886) was a Ugandan convert to the Catholic Church who was martyred with a group of his peers and is revered as a saint by both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.
Carl Lwanga (or Charles Lwanga) (1865 – June 3, 1886) was a Ugandan Roman Catholic catechist martyred for his faith and revered as a saint in the Catholic Church. He was born in the kingdom of Buganda in the southern part of modern Uganda, and served as a page in the court of King Mwanga II .
Lwanga is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anthony Lwanga (born 1972), Kenyan footballer; Charles Lwanga (1860–1886), Ugandan convert to the Catholic Church; Cyprian Kizito Lwanga (1953–2021), Ugandan prelate; Elizabeth Lwanga, Ugandan activist; Jonah Lwanga (1945–2021), Ugandan prelate; Jimmy Lwanga, Ugandan politician
A 3 June feast day of Charles Lwanga and the twelve others who died on 3 June 1886 is included in the General Roman Calendar, while the nine remaining martyrs are commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on their respective dates of death.
St. Charles Lwanga School was opened in Nairobi in 1991 to provide support and education to children in the poorest sectors of the city, through education and working with street children. [ 4 ] St Charles Lwanga Children's Centre is a charitable institution in Ruai-Nairobi, Kenya, which provides for children with disabilities and special needs.
Saint Kizito (1872 – June 3, 1886) also known as Kizito Omuto, was one of the Martyrs of Uganda and the youngest martyr slain by the King Mwanga II of Buganda.He was baptized on 25/26 May 1886, by Charles Lwanga, the leader of Uganda's Christian community at the time, at Munyonyo, and burned alive on 3 June 1886 in Namugongo.
Having intuited the grave and imminent danger which was about to befall Uganda's Christian community, as night fell on 25 May 1886, Charles Lwanga (the leader of Uganda's Christian community) secretly baptised four catechumens at Munyonyo: St. Kizito, St. Mbaga, St. Gyavira and St. Muggaga The very morning, King Mwanga brought his whole court ...