Martyrs Shrine is a location stamp in SLOWLY. This can be unlocked when you visit Uganda.
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"The Uganda Martyrs are a group of 23 Anglican and 22 Catholic converts to Christianity in the historical kingdom of Buganda, now part of Uganda, who were executed between 31 January 1885 and 27 January 1887.
They were killed on orders of Mwanga II, the Kabaka (King) of Buganda. The deaths took place at a time when there was a three-way religious struggle for political influence at the Buganda royal court.
The episode also occurred against the backdrop of the "Scramble for Africa" – the invasion, occupation, division, colonization and annexation of African territory by European powers. A few years after, the English Church Missionary Society used the deaths to enlist wider public support for the British acquisition of Uganda for the Empire.
The Catholic Church beatified the 22 Catholic martyrs of its faith in 1920 and canonized them in 1964. "
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Text and image from Wikipedia.
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This stamp is unlocked by logging into your account while inside the country. Any other local stamps will also be unlocked at the same time.
You will keep it and be able to send to other penpals even after you return from your trip.