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Saint Denis Sebugwawo
Place of Martydom
Martyr
BornWasswa Ssebuggwawo
1870
Kigoloba, Bulemeezi, Uganda
Died25 May 1886
Munyonyo, Uganda
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified6 June 1920 by Pope Benedict XV
Canonized18 October 1964[1] by Pope Paul VI
Major shrineMunyonyo Martyrs Shrine
Feast3 June
PatronageMusicians
Place at Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine where St. Denis was speared

Denis Ssebuggwawo (1870-25 May 1886) is a Ugandan Catholic martyr and saint. He was born at Kigoloba in Bulemeezi County. His father was Kajansi and mother was Nsonga of Musoga.[2] Shortly after his birth, his grandfather was put to death and his father moved his family to their family estate at Bunono in Busiro County.[2] Ssebuggwawo was from Edible or Cane Rat (Musu) clan - Thryonomys Swinderianus.

Ssebuggwawo and his twin brother Kato became catechumens and were instructed by Saint Joseph Mukasa Balikuddembe.[2] He was baptized on 16 November 1885 by Père Simon Lourdel, M.Afr., also known as Fr. Mapera, and he took the name Denis as his Christian name.

He was a page of Kabaka Muteesa I of Buganda and a page in personal attendance of Kabaka Mwanga II of Buganda.[3] He was tortured and speared by King Mwanga II, for teaching his faith to Mwafu, the chancellor's son and favourite of Kabaka Mwanga, before handing him over to executioner Mpinga Kaloke on the evening of 25 May 1886.[2][3] On the morning of 26 May 1886, Mpinga ordered his two men, Matembe and Mulyowa, to hack the body of the boy into pieces.[3] Ssebuggwawo was first beheaded before he was hacked into pieces at Munyonyo.[3] He is remembered as the first of the Martyrs of Uganda.

References

  1. ^ The Christian Martyrs of Uganda
  2. ^ a b c d "St. Denis Ssebuggwaawo". Munyonyo Martyrs' Shrine. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Muthua, Joseph Kamau (2015). "A Christian Response to Violence: Lessons to Learn from Students in Africa/ Kenya Urbana 2015" (PDF). Urbana. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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