# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/saint-kizito
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:36:14.309Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/saint-kizito"
name: "Saint Kizito"
slug: "saint-kizito"
description: "Saint Kizito 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."
tagline: "Youngest Ugandan Roman Catholic martyr (1872-1886)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/St._Kizito_being_baptised_by_St._Charles_Lwanga_at_Munyonyo.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1872"
deathDate: "1886-06-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizito"
    title: "Kizito"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant_Kizito"
    title: "Sant Kizito"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizito_(Heiliger)"
    title: "Kizito (Heiliger)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Kizito"
    title: "Saint Kizito"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizito"
    title: "Kizito"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizito"
    title: "Kizito"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Kizito"
    title: "Saint Kizito"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Kizito"
    title: "Santo Kizito"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Kizito"
    title: "Saint Kizito"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Awi%C4%99ty_Kizito"
    title: "Święty Kizito"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quizito_de_Buganda"
    title: "Quizito de Buganda"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE"
    title: "Кизито"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3463928"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump