James Hannington, Bishop, and his Companions, Martyrs, 1885

Bishop of Eastern Equitorial Africa b. 1847 d. 1885 (he and his companions martyred) According to Lesser Feasts & Fasts of the Episcopal Church (2000): Hannington’s mission field was the shores of Lake Victoria. On a difficult venture towards Uganda, he and his party were apprehended by emissaries of King Mwanga, who feared this foreign […]