Martyrs of Uganda: United Bravely Against A Tyrannical King
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When the young king of Uganda, Mwanga II, rose to power his deranged and illicit practices drew opposition from Catholic converts who spoke out against his violence and sought to protect those he exploited. Seeing Catholicism as a threat to his power he had many influential missionaries and converts murdered. United against the tyranny of the young king, many priests, including Charles Lwanga and Joseph Mukasa, were martyred. Martyrs of Uganda 1886. Feast day: June 3. Show Host: Ethan Nagy Episode 363 Website: https://awakenthesaint.show Like our 3 minute saint stories? Check out Awaken the Word: https://awakentheword.show Spoke Street https://spokestreet.com/ Awaken Catholic https://awakencatholic.church Get the AWAKEN Catholic app at https://theawakenapp.io