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the society of king charles the martyr the society of king charles the martyr may i welcome you to these web pages of the society of king charles the martyr with the hope that you will find their contents interesting and informative although a small society we remain very active and lively in providing a fitting organisation to keep the memory of the life and death of king charles it was the blessed john henry newman who recalled the church to remember our own saint charles and john keble who wrote it is as natural that the church of england should keep this day 30th january as it is that christ s universal church should keep saint stephen s martyrdom in the king s personal piety devotion and support of the church his ecumenical understanding far advanced for his day his patronage of the arts in the service of god his inspiration of the christian classic eikon basilike and of course his martyrdom we have much to remember and be thankful for lord nicholas windsor patron the society of king charles the martyr why we honour king charles i as a saint the relics of st charles the commemoration liturgical manual joining the society contact information legal and copyright the society of king charles the martyr the society of king charles the martyr has a history dating back to the 19th century since king charles martyrdom on 30th january 1649 countless christians have remembered his sacrifice for the church the origins of the society can be traced back more specifically to when the feast of s charles was mistakenly removed from the kalendar of the prayer book it was founded in 1894 as a church defence union under the banner of the martyr king and its initial prime objective was intercessory prayer for the defence of the church of england against the attacks of her enemies since its founding the work and objectives of the society have broadened into a wider devotional and ecumenical society with its continuance in the tradition of catholic anglicanism the society of king charles the martyr is active today promoting the objectives of the society and commemorating the martyr s sacrifice the membership and committee of the society has decided to maintain the doctrine and practice of the church upon the matter of the conference of the orders of bishop and priest as they were before synodical government was introduced into the church of england we welcome ecumenical participation and are pleased to hear from all those who are interested in honouring the memory of s charles return to menu why we honour king charles i as a saint king charles the martyr was the last saint to be canonised by the church of england he is honoured as a martyr because he died for the church he was offered his life if he would abandon episcopacy but he refused for this would have taken the church of england away from being part of the one holy catholic and apostolic church and change her into a sect so we venerate him for his sacrifice and see in it inspiration for us today s charles is a martyr for the doctrine of episcopacy and the apostolic succession in the words of dr mandell creighton bishop of london 1897 1901 and a noted ecclesiastical historian had charles been willing to abandon the church and give up episcopacy he might have saved his throne and his life but on this point charles stood firm for this he died and by dying saved it for the future immediately upon the restoration of church and monarchy on 19th may 1660 the convocation of canterbury and york now being free to assemble and act canonised king charles and added his name to the kalendar of saints at the revision of the prayer book it came into use with the authority of church and state in 1662 and since that time parish churches and chapels have been dedicated under the title of s charles often under the title of king charles the martyr s charles is also honoured for his strong personal piety and for his protection and patronage of the church his reign saw the beginning of a revival of the religious life in the church of england and the first attempt at community life after the dissolution of the monasteries under henry viii which began at little gidding and was encouraged by s charles the king visited the community and commissioned work he oversaw many schemes for the church the restoration and adornment of churches and cathedrals the founding and advancement of charities the improvement of the liturgy and the re introduction of the episcopacy in scotland his reign witnessed albeit briefly a golden age for anglicanism especially in spiritual and devotional writing that is still much appreciated today return to menu the relics of st charles in addition to the society s relics which are offered for veneration at the annual commemoration relics of s charles may be seen at the museum of london carisbrook castle the isle of wight lambeth palace london and the banqueting house whitehall the royal family also keep a collection of relics at windsor castle and the palace of holyrood palace the society is always keen to receive further relics into our care if you would like to discuss this please be in contact with the chaplain return to menu the commemoration will next be celebrated on friday 30th january 2026 the feast of the martyrdom of s charles at the banqueting house whitehall 11 40 am office of commemoration 12 noon sung mass preacher the rev d dr harri williams principal of s stephen s house oxford return to menu liturgical manual the society of king charles the martyr has produced a liturgical manual which can be used in services commemorating the martyr and may be download here pdf return to menu joining the society we invite you to consider joining the society of king charles the martyr in joining you will be helping us to promote our objectives members of the society receive our journal church and king members are also entitled to wear the society s medal available at our shop and are particularly encouraged to do so when attending society events the most straightforward method of joining is to use our online system at https membermojo co uk skcm this handles all payments and renewal notices automatically alternatively you can download a paper form here return to menu contact information membership and payment enquiries treasurer skcm org contributions to church and king secretary skcm org matters concerning saint charles chaplain skcm org chairman chairman skcm org return to menu legal and copyright the society of king charles the martyr was founded in london in 1894 since that time it has worked to promote the cause of king charles s martyrdom and saintdom since the founding and in more recent times chapters affiliated with the society of king charles the martyr have also been organised the term the society of king charles the martyr and the abbreviation skcm may only be used by those chapters or organisations officially recognised and given permission by the mother organisation in the united kingdom such organisations individuals or groups using this term or abbreviation without the express permission of our organisation may be subject to civil and or legal penalties and may be subject to prosecution under british law the logos images and content on these web pages and the products sold or distributed through our online shop including but not limited to our journal church and king are the exclusive property of the mother organisation of the society of king charles the martyr the content logos and images may only be used displayed or distributed when official permission has been granted by the mother organisation of the society of king charles the martyr any other use of the content logos and images on these web pages any other use of the content and materials sold through our online shop and any other use of traditionally distributed and produced materials by the mother organisation of the society of king charles the martyr is strictly prohibited without the express permission of the chairman or chaplain the mother organisation of the the society of king charles the martyr is the exclusive owner of all its own content publications and materials produced sold or distributed electronically or otherwise including but not limited to publications sent via the post affiliated chapters and organisations as well as non affiliated organisations wherever they may be are not entitled to use sell publish or distribute these materials electronically or otherwise this site and its content is solely authorised by the british organisation of the society of king charles the martyr return to menu