Saint Jean Marie MUZEEYI

Saint Jean Marie MUZEEYI

Nom: MUZEEYI

Prénom: Jean Marie

Pays: Ouganda

Naissance:

Mort: 27.01,1887 à Mengo

Etat: Laïc - Martyr du Groupe des 22 martyrs de l’Ouganda

Note: “Muzei” veut dire “vieillard”. Baptisé le 01.11.1885. Confirmé le 03.06.1886

Béatification: 06.06.1920 à Rome par Benoît XV

Canonisation: 18.10.1964 à Rome par Paul VI

Fête: 3 juin

Réf. dans l’Osservatore Romano:

Réf. dans la Documentation Catholique: 1964 col.1345-1352

Kiwanuka Muzeeyi was a Muganda of the Buffalo (mbogo)clan originating from Ssenge in Busiro county.

His father was Bunga who had many wives n about one hundred children. Of these, seventy four survived forty one boys and thirty three girls. His mother was Kaswa of the monkey clan.

Kiwanuka was born at Minziiro at the boundary of Tanzania and Uganda. He was brought up ay kakuuto near Bigad Parish

It was Bigomba an official in the private apartment of the king who took Kiwanuka to the people of the King Muteesa1. Bigomba was in charge of the intelligence department.

The boy worked as a page. Kiwanuka was exceptionally intelligent, when he took up the catholic instructions: it took him only three days to learn all the prayers and the whole catechism in four months.

Muzeyi had an exceptional devotion and knowledge in the traditional medicine of various diseases. Though not official, John Mary Kiwanuka Muzeeyi could be considered the first Ugandan Religious (brother). On Sunday November 1, 1885 .