Saint Kizito (1872 – June 3, 1886) 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 3rd. He is considered as the patron saint of children and primary schools. See also St. Kizito, a mixed secondary school in Kenya St Kizito Catholic School in Botswana, www.stkizitocatholicschool.co.bw 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 The Uganda Martyrs from the August 2008 issue of The Word Among Us magazine St. Kizito and his parentage. The Family Kizito in Haiti References 1872 births 1886 deaths 19th-century Christian saints 19th-century executions by Uganda 19th-century Roman Catholic martyrs Roman Catholic child saints Converts to Roman Catholicism from pagan religions Executed children Executed Ugandan people People executed by Buganda People executed by Uganda by burning Ugandan Roman Catholic saints