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Description: There are currently three graves: St. Janani Luwum's, his wife Mama Mary Luwum, who passed away in August 2019 at age 93, outliving her husband, who died at age 55, and Ezira Kubwota Ode's, who died on March 30, 2001. In Mucwiini, Chua Kitgum District, Uganda, Archbishop Janani Luwum was born in 1924. Since the Archbishops of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer and William Laud were both killed while in office in 1556 AD and 1645 AD, respectively, he was the first sitting Archbishop in the entire Anglican communion to be martyred in office in the 20th century. The martyrdom on February 16, 1977, served as inspiration for the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral to create a chapel to honor modern martyrs. The first African martyr of the 20th century was named Archbishop Janani Luwum by the Canterbury Cathedral/Church of Uganda in 1978.
Title: Janan Luwum Burial Site, Kitgum5L
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