Editing Canonization (section)

==Protestant denominations==
The majority of Protestant denominations do not formally recognize saints because the Bible uses the term in a way that suggests all Christians are saints. However, some denominations do, as shown below.

=== Anglican Communion ===
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The [[Church of England]], the [[Mother Church]] of the [[Anglican Communion]], canonized [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] as a saint, in the [[Convocations of Canterbury and York]] of 1660.<ref name="Mitchell2012">{{cite book|last=Mitchell|first=Jolyon|title=Martyrdom: A Very Short Introduction|date=29 November 2012|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780191642449|page=99|quote=In 1660 the convocations of Canterbury and York canonized King Charles.}}</ref>

=== United Methodist Church ===
The [[General Conference (United Methodist Church)|General Conference]] of the [[United Methodist Church]] has formally declared individuals ''[[Christian martyr|martyrs]]'', including [[Dietrich Bonhoeffer]] (in 2008) and [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] (in 2012).<ref name="Hodges2018">{{cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/life/faith/2008/06/18/dietrich-bonhoeffer-first-mart|title=Dietrich Bonhoeffer first martyr officially recognized by United Methodists|last=Hodges|first=Sam|year=2008|newspaper=[[Dallas News]]|language=en|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.umc.org/news-and-media/blogs-commentaries/post/united-methodists-declare-mlk-jr.-a-modern-day-martyr|title=United Methodists declare MLK Jr. a modern-day martyr|last=Mulenga|first=Maidstone|date=1 May 2012|publisher=United Methodist Church|language=en|access-date=4 May 2018|archive-date=23 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923004030/http://www.umc.org/news-and-media/blogs-commentaries/post/united-methodists-declare-mlk-jr.-a-modern-day-martyr|url-status=dead}}</ref>