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Apr 3, 2014 · Best Known For: Martyr, saint and military leader Joan of Arc, acting under divine guidance, led the French army to victory over the English during the Hundred Years' War. Nacionalities French
Mar 28, 2019 · Joan of Arc (Jeanne D'Arc, l. c. 1412-1431 CE) was a medieval peasant who, claiming to receive visions from God, turned the tide of the Hundred Years' War in favor of a French victory. She was famously martyrd for standing by her claim of divine inspiration and later canonized as a saint.
Saint Joan of Arc, French Jeanne d’Arc, (born c. 1412 ce, Domrémy, Bar, France—died May 30, 1431, Rouen; canonized May 16, 1920; feast day May 30), French military heroine. She was a peasant girl who from an early age believed she heard the voices of Saints Michael, Catherine, and Margaret.
Joan of Arc’s place in history is assured. Perhaps her contribution to the history of human courage is greater than her significance in the political and military history of France. She was victimized as much by a French civil conflict as by a war with a foreign power.
Joan of Arc was born in 1412 in Domrémy, a small village in northeastern France near the border of the lands controlled by the English. From the age of 13, Joan claimed to have heard divine ...
Jul 24, 2012 · As a result of historical research by Jules Michelet and his student Jules Quicherat, Joan became a symbol for France. In 1869 the bishop of Orléans began the process toward beatification. Joan of Arc was declared blessed in 1909, and her canonization followed in 1920.
An 1819 painting by Henri Revoil shows a shackled Joan of Arc after she was taken prisoner by the English. The king ordered the army to take back the city of Orléans, accompanied by 17-year-old Joan. She cropped her hair short like a man’s, donned a suit of white armor, and successfully helped French troops to victory in March 1429, even ...
