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* [http://saints.sqpn.com/sainta5f.htm Ambrosio Kibuuka bio]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516064651/http://saints.sqpn.com/sainta5f.htm Ambrosio Kibuuka bio]
*[http://wau.org/archives/article/the_uganda_martyrs/ The Uganda Martyrs from the August 2008 issue of ''The Word Among Us'' magazine]
*[http://wau.org/archives/article/the_uganda_martyrs/ The Uganda Martyrs from the August 2008 issue of ''The Word Among Us'' magazine]
*[http://www.ugandamartyrsshrine.org.ug/index.php?ID=114 Ambrosio Kibuuka's profile from UgandaMartyrsShrine.org]
*[http://www.ugandamartyrsshrine.org.ug/index.php?ID=114 Ambrosio Kibuuka's profile from UgandaMartyrsShrine.org]

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Saint Ambrosio Kibuuka
Ambrosio Kibuuka and his companions
Martyr
Born1868
Buganda, Uganda
DiedJune 3, 1886
Namugongo, Uganda
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified1920 by Pope Benedict XV
CanonizedOctober 18, 1964 by Pope Paul VI
Major shrineBasilica Church of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo
FeastJune 3
PatronageSocieties, including Scouts, Guides, Young Christian Workers, Xaverians and TCW

Ambrosio Kibuuka (1868 – June 3, 1886) was a Ugandan Roman Catholic martyred for his faith. He was born in Buganda. He was one of many Christians put to death by King Mwanga II between 1885 and 1887. His day of martyrdom was June 3, when he was burned alive, and when he is remembered as one of the Martyrs of Uganda's feast day.

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