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They became Christians, then were brutally murdered in 1886 for resisting the king’s homosexual lust.
Their shrine is now the great Catholic shrine of Africa–millions of people came there on their feast day. It is estimated that 4 million came on their feast day in 2018. Many stream in from neighboring countries, besides others from all over the world.
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“Let all those who do not pray stay here by my side,” the king shouted. “Those who pray” he commanded to stand before a fence on his left. Charles Lwanga led the way, followed by the other Christian pages, Catholic and Anglican. The youngest, Kizito, was only fourteen.
The king’s vengeance was terrible: He sentenced the group to be burnt alive at Namugongo, a village twenty miles away.
No Cause for Sadness. The prisoners were strikingly peaceful and joyful in the face of this verdict."
Uganda is a country in east Africa.
They became Christians, then were brutally murdered in 1886 for resisting the king’s homosexual lust.
Their shrine is now the great Catholic shrine of Africa–millions of people came there on their feast day. It is estimated that 4 million came on their feast day in 2018. Many stream in from neighboring countries, besides others from all over the world.
From this article:
“Let all those who do not pray stay here by my side,” the king shouted. “Those who pray” he commanded to stand before a fence on his left. Charles Lwanga led the way, followed by the other Christian pages, Catholic and Anglican. The youngest, Kizito, was only fourteen.
The king’s vengeance was terrible: He sentenced the group to be burnt alive at Namugongo, a village twenty miles away.
No Cause for Sadness. The prisoners were strikingly peaceful and joyful in the face of this verdict."
Uganda is a country in east Africa.
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