Ugandan martyrs for purity

Holy Martyrs of Uganda Protectors against Homosexuality, Paganism and Apostasy.
June 3rd
Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, martyrs
Ugandan martyrs for purity
Martyrs for defending their purity and faith.
Charles Lwanga is the patron of youth and Catholic action in most of tropical Africa.
Saint Charles Lwanga was one of the 22 Ugandan martyrs who converted from paganism. He was the chief of the royal pages and was considered the strongest athlete of the court. He was also known as “the most handsome man of the Kingdom of Uganda.” He instructed his friends in the Catholic Faith and he personally baptized boy pages. He inspired and encouraged his companions to remain chaste and faithful. He protected his companions, ages 13-30, from the immoral acts and homosexual demands of the Babandan ruler, Mwanga. He and his companions were burned to death by Mwanga’s order on June 3, 1886.
For his own unwillingness to submit to the immoral acts and his efforts to safeguard the faith …