Matiya Mulumba
Matiya Mulumba Sebastian | |
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Matiya Mulumba and his companions | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | 1836 Busoga, Uganda |
| Died | May 30, 1886 Old Kampala, Uganda |
| Venerated in | Roman 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 |
| Feast | May 30 |
| Patronage | of Uganda,Chiefs and families |
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.