Editing Canonization (section)

== Oriental Orthodox Church ==
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Within the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]], part of [[Oriental Orthodox Churches|Oriental Orthodoxy]], there had been discussions since the 1980s about canonizing the victims of the [[Armenian genocide]].<ref>Roberta R. Ervine, ''Worship Traditions in Armenia and the Neighboring Christian East'', St Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2006, p. 346 n. 17.</ref> On 23 April 2015, all of the victims of the genocide were canonized.<ref>{{cite web|last=Davlashyan |first=Naira |url=https://news.yahoo.com/armenian-church-canonise-1-5-million-genocide-victims-075841925.html |title=Armenian Church makes saints of 1.5&nbsp;million genocide victims |publisher=Yahoo News |access-date=2015-04-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/191101/ |title=Armenian Genocide victims canonized in Holy Etchmiadzin |publisher=Panarmenian.Net |access-date=2015-04-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armenianow.com/genocide/62740/armenia_genocide_martyrs_victims_canonization_church_echmiadzin |title=Canonized: Armenian Church proclaims collective martyrdom of Genocide victims – Genocide |publisher=ArmeniaNow.com |access-date=2015-04-23 |archive-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729171436/https://www.armenianow.com/genocide/62740/armenia_genocide_martyrs_victims_canonization_church_echmiadzin |url-status=dead }}</ref>