Matiya Mulumba
Ugandan Roman Catholic martyr
About Matiya Mulumba
Lived 1836 – 1886 (aged 49–50).
Matiya Mulumba, also known as Matthias Murumba Kalemba (1836 – May 30, 1886), was a Ugandan Catholic, one of the Martyrs of Uganda, killed on or around May 30, 1886 in his 50s. He, among the other martyrs, underwent the most excruciating pain. He was skinned alive and left to die.
In 1920, Pope Benedict XV beatified Mulumba and on 18 October 1964, he was canonized by Pope Paul VI.
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Who was Matiya Mulumba?
Ugandan Roman Catholic martyr
When was Matiya Mulumba born?
Matiya Mulumba was born in 1836 in Uganda.
When did Matiya Mulumba die?
Matiya Mulumba died on 30 May 1886 in Kampala Hill.
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