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The first missionaries came to Uganda in the 1880s. By 1886, thirty-two young men, all members of the court of the Ugandan king, were burned to death when they refused to renounce their faith. Accepting their fates, the martyrs went to their deaths with prayers for their tormenters on their lips, which so impacted and impressed observers and onlookers that interest in Christianity rose as a result of the public martyrdom. According to the Uganda Census of 2002, approximately 85% of Ugandans are Christian (about half of whom are Anglican), making it the most Christian nation in Africa.

At Saint Thomas, Uganda is third (after South Africa and Nigeria) in the number of website visitors from countries in Africa.

Collect:

O God, by whose providence the blood of the martyrs is the
seed of the Church: Grant that we who remember before
thee the blessed martyrs of Uganda, may, like them, be
steadfast in our faith in Jesus Christ, to whom they gave
obedience even unto death, and by their sacrifice brought
forth a plentiful harvest; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who
liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God,
for ever and ever. Amen.