Editing Deathbed conversion (section)

===George Washington===
After U.S. President [[George Washington]] died in 1799, rumors spread among his slaves that he was baptized Catholic on his deathbed. This story was orally passed down in African-American communities into the 20th Century, as well as among early Maryland [[Jesuit]]s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Carlson|first=B.|title=Was George Washington a Catholic?|url=https://medium.com/catholicism-coffee/was-george-washington-a-catholic-catholicism-coffee-2527649ae59c|work=Catholicism Coffee|date=18 October 2021}}</ref> The ''Denver Register'' printed two pieces, in 1952 and 1957, discussing the possibility of this rumor, including the fact that an official inventory of Washington's personal belongings at the time of his death included 1 Likeness of Virgin Mary (an item unlikely to have been held by a Protestant).<ref>{{cite web|author=The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary|title=Slaves Held Washington Became a Catholic on His Deathbed|work=Catholicism.org|url=https://catholicism.org/washington-slaves.html|date=14 October 2008}}</ref> However, no definitive evidence has ever been found of a conversion, nor did any testimony from those close to Washington, including the Catholic [[John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore)|Archbishop John Carroll]], ever mention this occurring.