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Biography
Gildas Irwa, born around 1906 in Kitgum, Uganda, and killed in Paimol around October 19, 1918, was a young Ugandan convert to Christianity who was killed for his faith and his work as a catechist. He is recognized as a martyr and was beatified by John Paul II on October 20, 2002. His feast day is September 18.
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Patronages
- andrew kaggwa(situation)
- charles lwanga(situation)
- kizito(situation)
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