St. Joan of Arc by Mathew, Andre

Saint Joan of Arc

27amathew — 2024-03-12 16:08:16 UTC

Dates

27amathew — 2024-03-14 03:35:21 UTC

January 6, 1412 - May 30, 1431

Location

27amathew — 2024-03-14 03:46:15 UTC

Joan was born in Northern France and spent much of her life defending France from the English in the Hundred Years' War

Facts

27amathew — 2024-03-14 04:01:30 UTC

At age 13 Joan heard voices from God, whom she believed were Saint Michael, Saint Catherine, and Saint Margaret, who told her to save France by expelling its invaders, and to install Charles as its ruler.
Pretended to be a man, so that she could get King Charles VII permission to fend off the British at the Siege of Orléans.
After being ordered to defend an assault on a small town, Joan was captured and charged with nearly 70 crimes, from witchcraft to dressing like a man. Several days later, at the age of 19, Joan was taken to a marketplace and was burned at the stake

27amathew — 2024-03-14 04:02:15 UTC

https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/saint-joan-of-arc

27amathew — 2024-03-14 15:13:35 UTC

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

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https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=295

27amathew — 2024-03-14 15:14:25 UTC

God is Experiential

27amathew — 2024-03-14 16:34:48 UTC

Joan was the daughter of a poor farmer in Domrémy, France. But despite that Joan managed to rise above and played a major role in expelling the English and the Burgundians from France. How did she manage to do all this? The question lies in a remarkable experience which she had when she was only 13. In a dream she heard the voices of St. Michael, St. Catherine, and St. Margaret guiding her to expel invaders. Joan had experienced God guiding her on a mission through saints in a dream.

God Respects Our Freedom

27amathew — 2024-03-15 16:47:35 UTC

God does not want bad things to happen to good people, then why was Joan of Arc burned at the stake at only age 19? Because God respects our freedom. God gave Joan the freedom to fight the English invaders, and unfortunately this led to her capture. She was then charged with a multitude of crimes and a couple days later she used her free will to break orders and dress like a man, but this time she was given a death sentence. God did not restrict Joan's decision to fight, which ultimately helped France, and He did not restrict Joan's decision to defy the law twice, which unfortunately got her burned.

Committed to Justice

27amathew — 2024-03-15 17:03:26 UTC

Throughout her short life, St. Joan of Arc was committed to her justice even to the point of death. Joan broke gender barriers and proved that she could help save France, no matter her gender. St. Joan of Arc stood up for what she thought was right (expelling invaders from France) despite people doubting her because of her gender.

27amathew — 2024-03-18 23:50:29 UTC