Patronage
Patron Saint of African Catholic Youth Action
The Catholic Church venerates St. Charles Lwanga as the patron saint of African Catholic Youth Action. Patron saints are heavenly intercessors — believers entrust a place, profession, or struggle to a saint whose own life touched it, and ask for their prayers before God.
St. Charles Lwanga
Feast: June 3“The chief of the Uganda Martyrs, a young courtier who protected pages from the king's abuse and was burned alive for his faith.”
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