Twenty - two of the men , who had converted to Catholicism , were burned alive at Namugongo in 1886 and later became known as the Uganda Martyrs .
It is believed that at least 30 Catholic and Protestant neophytes went to their deaths .
Twenty - two of the men , who had converted to Catholic , were burned alive at Namugongo in 1886 and later became known as the Uganda Martyrs .
It is believed that at least 30 Catholic and Protestant neophytes went to their deaths .