TIME magazine printed an article on Sainthood announcing the canonization of four new saints to the Catholic liturgy. Aside from noting there four saints, the article went on to describe a brief history of saints and martyrdom. This reminded me of the San Vitale, as one of its purposes was as a martyrdom, a place where a saint is buried. What i was confused about was the Charlemagne had San Vitale built partially i hope that he would someday be named saint, however if San Vitale was already being used as a martyriam, is a chapel allowed to be used to honor more than one saint of martyr. i was also wondering, the article described a martyr as someone who died under persecution of Jesus Christ. All saints weren't martyrs, but were all martyrs made saints? Also, according to the article, only the Pope had the power to declare someone a saint, so i wonder if it was before Charlemagne was declared Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III hat Charlemagne thought he was going to be declared a saint or after this high recognition that he thought it was a possibility. And if he did think it was a possibility, after the new rules of someone being declared a saint were set in place and written to include the four necessary miracles, did he put forth an effort to perform miracles, or think that the would just come naturally?