Martyrs day: Thousands descend on Namugongo to remember Uganda Martyrs

Millions of Ugandans and other pilgrims from the region and beyond flocked to the two Uganda Marty's Shrines in Namugongo to pay homage to the 22 Catholic and 23 Anglican martyrs killed in the 19th century on the orders of Buganda King or Kabaka Mwanga II for refusing to renounce their faith. They were killed between November 1885 and January 1887. Bishop Vincent Kirabo of Hoima Diocese that led this year’s Martyrs’ day celebrations at the Catholic shrine, called on pilgrims to live in the footsteps of the Martyrs and reject individualism, corruption and greed. According to the Archbishop of Kampala, Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, this year's Pilgrim numbers s hit a record 3 million, a sharp rise from last year.

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