• Source: Saint Kizito

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. He was canonized on 18 October 1964 by Pope Paul VI in Rome. His feast day is on June 3. He is considered as the patron saint of children and primary schools.




See also


St. Kizito, a mixed secondary school in Kenya
St Kizito Catholic School in Botswana
Friends of St. Kiizito Rubuguri Primary School in Uganda




External links


Saint Kizito at Patron Saints Index
Kizito's profile from Dictionary of African Christian Biography
Kizito's profile from UgandaMartyrsShrine.org
LIST OF UGANDA MARTYRS
The Uganda Martyrs from the August 2008 issue of The Word Among Us magazine
St. Kizito and his parentage.
The Family Kizito in Haiti




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Santo Kizito
• Daftar orang kudus dari Afrika
• Daftar orang kudus Katolik
• Saint Kizito
• St. Kizito massacre
• Erik Paliani
• Mepe, Ghana
• Matany Hospital
• Cyprian (disambiguation)
• Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo
• List of child saints
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Kumbo
• Nyanga High School, Marist Brothers