Saint Mugagga

Saint Mugagga was one of the 45 Anglican and Roman Catholic martyrs executed under Mwanga, the ruler of Buganda, between 1885 and 1887. The Roman Catholic martyrs were canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1964, and their feast day is June 3.1

Mugagga was among the Christian pages who were arrested and subsequently burned alive on June 3, 1886, after Mwanga learned they had received religious instruction. He was a victim of Mwanga's persecution of Christians, which began after Mwanga succeeded his father, Mutesa I. Mwanga viewed the growing number of Christian converts as a threat to his authority.12