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https://youtu.be/5xTWg2qR8DY?si=B3gc9dJytYyZyt0G

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Joan-of-Arc

https://www.unjourdeplusaparis.com/en/paris-insolite/statue-jeanne-darc-place-pyramides

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St. Joan of Arc is the patroness of soldiers and of France. On January 6, 1412, Joan of Arc was born to pious parents of the French peasant class, at the obscure village of Domremy, near the province of Lorraine. At a very early age, she heard voices: those of St. Michael, St. Catherine and St. Margaret.

At first the messages were personal and general. Then at last came the crowning order. In May, 1428, her voices "of St. Michael, St. Catherine, and St. Margaret" told Joan to go to the King of France and help him reconquer his kingdom. For at that time the English king was after the throne of France, and the Duke of Burgundy, the chief rival of the French king, was siding with him and gobbling up evermore French territory.

After overcoming opposition from churchmen and courtiers, the seventeen year old girl was given a small army with which she raised the seige of Orleans on May 8, 1429. She then enjoyed a series of spectacular military successes, during which the King was able to enter Rheims and be crowned with her at his side.

In May 1430, as she was attempting to relieve Compiegne, she was captured by the Burgundians and sold to the English when Charles and the French did nothing to save her. After months of imprisonment, she was tried at Rouen by a tribunal presided over by the infamous Peter Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais, who hoped that the English would help him to become archbishop.

Through her unfamiliarity with the technicalities of theology, Joan was trapped into making a few damaging statements. When she refused to retract the assertion that it was the saints of God who had commanded her to do what she had done, she was condemned to death as a heretic, sorceress, and adulteress, and burned at the stake on May 30, 1431. She was nineteen years old. Some thirty years later, she was exonerated of all guilt and she was ultimately canonized in 1920, making official what the people had known for centuries. Her feast day is May 30.

St. Joan was canonized in 1920 by Pope Benedict XV.

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St. Joan of Arc is the patroness of soldiers and of France. After hearing the voices of saints, at a mere 17 years, she led the King's forces to victory over the English. She was eventually captured by the English and falsely burned at the stake as a heretic.

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1412-5/30/1931(canonized May 16th, 1920), Born in Domrémy-la-Pucelle, France, Jeanne D'arc (Joan of Arc) was born into a peasant family. For her hobbies, she enjoyed sewing and spending time with the farm animals.

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At just 16, She had started having visions of Saint Margaret, Michael and Catherine which lead her to go demand to speak to King Charles the VII.

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Joan's village had already been affected by the Hundred Years' War. Many had to evacuate and abandon their properties. So, Joan took this as her responsibility and with the help of the saints guiding her, she went to ask to join the dauphin. Of course, when she got there, Robert de Baudricourt, didn't take a 16 year old peasant girl seriously. But this didn't stop her. She would then a year later, 1429, go to ask and was permitted.

Joan was finally on her way. Dressed in men's clothing, she went alongside men at hand to Chinon. after a week of travel, they reached their destination. This was Finally Joan's Chance to ask Dauphin Charles to fight.

At first, he was hesitant to audience her, but after 2 days, he accepted and immediately sent her to get questioned by the church.

They sent her away to Poitiers, France to test her to see if her intentions were true. She then said that she would not prove her mission at Poitiers but instead she would do it at Orleans, France. When she finally proved herself to them, the granted her military access.

Joan would go on and fight alongside her brothers Pierre and Jean. On one random day, Joan sprung up with the Courage and Energy to fight the English. Putting on armor, she went on her way to fight. This would then become an average occurrence and even when injured she would still go to fight.

Joan had many victories in war and had taken towns, bridges and all sorts of things. But this would soon come to an end.

After 3 years of fighting, Joan of Arc got captured by the English in a fight. Charles who was allied with the people who captured her, made no intent at all to save her. She would often get transported to different locations she soon grew anxious and tried to jump off a tower. She was not seriously injured but however, she had more eyes on her.

Soon, Joan would be sent to be tried and had 70 charges against her. They would say her cross dressing was quite blasphemous and was sent to prison. The whole time, she kept saying she was the lords duty and even if she was tortured to death, she would live by that.

May 30th 1931, they sent her ablaze in front of a big town. She died in flames but she stayed praying the whole time.

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Joan of Arc was a miraculous woman. She had fought in many battles and in almost every battle she fought in, they came out, victorious. She played a crucial part in Charles VII's final coronation as King of France and commanded the French army to several significant triumphs, including the siege of Orleans. Despite all of this, she still faced many challenges but never gave up when there were times of doubt.

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Joan of Arc's story has always been known but it had taken the church 500 years to finally canonize Joan of Arc as a saint. In 1920, the Roman Catholic Church canonized Joan of Arc as their saint. Her story had always been an inspiration to many people for years but she finally got the recognition she very much deserved after fighting for her people. Joan being canonized as a saint is her legacy. Now, she will be remembered in history as the most valiant, loyal and strong female soldier to exist.