King Charles the Martyr

King Charles the Martyr
Devotional image of Charles I by unknown artist, early 18th century
King and Martyr
Born	19 November 1600 Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline, Scotland
Died	30 January 1649 (aged 48) Whitehall, London, England
Venerated in	Anglicanism
Canonized	19 May 1660, Convocations of Canterbury and York by Church of England
Major shrine	St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England
Feast	30 January
Patronage	Society of King Charles the Martyr

King Charles the Martyr, or Charles, King and Martyr, is a title of Charles I, who was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 until his execution on 30 January 1649. The title is used by high church Anglicans who regard Charles's execution as a martyrdom. His feast day in the Anglican calendar of saints is 30 January,^[1] the anniversary of his execution in 1649. The cult of Charles the Martyr was historically popular with Tories. The observance was one of several "state services" removed in 1859 from the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England and the Church of Ireland. There remain some churches and parishes dedicated to Charles the Martyr, and his cult is maintained by some Anglo-Catholic societies, including the Society of King Charles the Martyr founded in 1894 and the Royal Martyr Church Union founded in 1906.