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Joan of Arc, national heroine of France, a peasant girl who, believing that she was acting under divine guidance, led the French army in a momentous victory that repulsed an English attempt to conquer France during the Hundred Years’ War. Captured a year afterward, Joan was burned to death as a heretic.
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St. Joan of Arc ; canonized May 16, 1920; feast day May 30;...
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Very curious if there are any sources on what disability she might have had. I know that her nickname of "the Lame" could have meant many things, but is it safe to say it was literal in her case? What would be some examples of disability back then that would have earned such a nickname?
The son of Philip VI and Joan the Lame, John became the Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy in 1332. He was created Count of Poitiers in 1344, Duke of Aquitaine in 1345, and Duke of Burgundy (as John I) from 1361 to 1363.
Canonized. 16 May 1920 by Pope Benedict XV. Feast. 30 May. Patronage. France. Signature. Joan of Arc ( French: Jeanne d'Arc [ʒan daʁk]; Middle French: Jehanne Darc [ʒəˈãnə ˈdark]; c. 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on ...
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Joan of Arc ( Jeanne d'Arc in French) has inspired artistic and cultural works for nearly six centuries. The following lists cover various media to include items of historic interest, enduring works of high art, and recent representations in popular culture.
Philip VI (?, 1293-August 22, 1350) died at Nogent-le-Roi and was interred in the Saint Denis Basilica (Paris, France) beside his second wife, Blanche de Navarre (1330-1398). His first wife, Joan (the Lame), contracted the plague and died in 1348.
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