Saint Kizito

Saint Kizito (1872 – June 3, 1886) also known as Kizito Omuto, was one of the Martyrs of Uganda and the youngest martyr slain by the King Mwanga II of Buganda. He was baptized on 25/26 May 1886, by Charles Lwanga, the leader of Uganda's Christian community at the time, at Munyonyo, and burned alive on 3 June 1886 in Namugongo. He was canonized on 18 October 1964 by Pope Paul VI in Rome. His feast day is on June 3. He is considered as the patron saint of children and primary schools.^[1]

Saint Kizito
St. Kizito being baptised by St. Charles Lwanga at Munyonyo – Stained glass at Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine
Martyr
Born	1872 Buganda, Uganda
Died	June 3, 1886 (aged 13–14) Namugongo, Uganda
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Beatified	1920 by Pope Benedict XV
Canonized	October 18, 1964 by Pope Paul VI
Major shrine	Basilica Church of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo, Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine
Feast	June 3
Patronage	children; primary schools

See also

• St. Kizito, a mixed secondary school in Kenya
• St Kizito Catholic School in Botswana
• Friends of St. Kiizito Rubuguri Primary School in Uganda

External links

• Saint Kizito at Patron Saints Index
• Kizito's profile from Dictionary of African Christian Biography
• Kizito's profile from UgandaMartyrsShrine.org
• LIST OF UGANDA MARTYRS Archived 2014-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
• The Uganda Martyrs from the August 2008 issue of The Word Among Us magazine Archived 2018-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
• St. Kizito and his parentage.
• The Family Kizito in Haiti