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Andrew Kaggwa Kaahwa
SaintUgandaDocumented cause
Feast: June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1985
Died
1886
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
1964
unverified
Who they were
The Uganda Martyrs (Luganda: Abajulizi ba Uganda) were a group of 22 Catholic and 23 Anglican converts to Christianity in the kingdom of Buganda, now part of Uganda, who were executed between 31 January 1885 and 27 January 1887.
Summary of the Wikipedia article Uganda Martyrs, which covers Andrew Kaggwa Kaahwa with others (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — Martiri dell'Uganda — Named on the Vatican page as "Andrea Kagwa" in the second group of the Uganda martyrs canonised in 1964.
- Wikidata Q134862177 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.