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Real
Princess with Real Heart for King Jesus
The first Missionaries invited by great, great
grandfather King Mutesa
Alexander M. Mackay
Family
Comes From Buganda Kingdom, A Kingdom That Has Made Big
History As Regards Leadership Of Uganda As A Nation.
Christianity Was First Embraced When King Mutesa 1 I
(1856-1884).
THIS WAS KING MUTESA 1 ‘S CAPITAL WHERE FIRST MISSIONARIES MET
HIM. King Mutesa l originally Wrote A Letter To Queen Victoria
of England, Missionaries Had Arrived in Buganda By The End Of
1870s In Response To The Letter Which, Stanley who then was
visiting King Mutesa l Had Written To The Daily Telegraph In
1875. Yet By 1877 When The First Missionaries Arrived in.
The first Missionaries invited by great, great grandfather
King Mutesa l
Alexander M. Mackay
A. M. Mackay (1849-1890) was a pioneer engineer-missionary
to Uganda. Arrived in Zanzibar from Great Britain in 1876; he
reached Uganda in1877. Translated Matthew's Gospel into
Luganda which is my native Language
The Verona Fathers from France - the Roman Catholic arrived in
1878, Buganda, Mutesa Had Been For 20 Years On The Throne, And
He Had Learned A Great Deal From The Arab Traders At His
Court; He Proposed To Believe In Their Religion, He Spoke
Swahili And Some Arabic Had Acquired To Semi-Literate
Secretary Who Wrote His Letter For Him.
Father Lourdel
King Mwanga
Namirembe Cathedral: Church of Uganda (Protestant Church)
King Mutesa l
Edward Mutesa II (November 19, 1924 - November 21,
1969) was king of the Buganda region from 1939 to his death,
and President of Uganda from 1963 to 1966.His full name was
Sir Edward Frederick William David Walugembe Mutebi Luwangula
Mutesa ll but was often nicknamed King Freddie by the western
press. As king he was also leader of the Baganda ethnic group
who happens to be my father. Was a very strong beliver of
Christ, and worshipped in Church without fail.
The 22 Canonized Martyrs of Uganda
From the background of Christian missionaries and their
invitation by my great great grandfather, my heart goes out in
search for such a great heritage. King Mwanga who at one time
was a Christian by the names of Daniel Muwanga but later
changed to lslam, my great grand-father during his regime 22
Christians now Uganda martyrs were executed.
King Mwanga ll
By 1890 The Number Of Buganda Had Turned to Christianity.
Later, King Mwanga. Became Angry When Christian Joseph Mukasa,
Corrected Him For The Way He Was Living.
A Group Of Christians And Their Anglican Bishop was executed.
King Mwanga's Anger Turned Into Resentment And Hatred For
Joseph Mukasa And His Religion. A Few Of The King's Ambitious
Officers Fuelled His Fears With Lies. Joseph Mukasa Was
Beheaded On November 18, 1885. The Persecution Had Begun. And
Before It Was Over, A Hundred People had been Killed.
Twenty-Two Of Them Would Be Declared Saints, Thus Uganda
Martyrs.
The construction of this present cathedral above was
commissioned by my grandfather King Daudi Chwa 11. That was
King Mutesa l’s palace where he wrote the letter to invite the
missionaries Now known as the kasubi tombs, burial grounds for
kings
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King Daudi Chwa ll |
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King Frederick Walugembe Mutesa l1 |
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King Ronald Muwenda Mutebi ll, the present king of Buganda
 And Who is my eldest brother a God fearing man whose
coronation was marked by a big Christian clergy gathering and
celebrations 31/July/ 1993.
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