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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 the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War.
Joan of Arc (1412–1431) was formally canonized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church on 16 May 1920 by Pope Benedict XV in his bull Divina disponente, [4] which concluded the canonization process that the Sacred Congregation of Rites instigated after a petition of 1869 of the French Catholic hierarchy.
Saint Joan of Arc is a biography of Joan of Arc by Vita Sackville-West first published in New York and London in 1936. The Grove Press (New York City) re-issue of 2001 runs to 395 pages including appendices which collate the events of Joan's life, present a chronological table and give a bibliography of related pre-1936 works. [citation needed
In celebration of Saint Joan’s 607th birthday, CR revisits her story as an icon of faith in oneself
The Trial of Joan of Arc was a 15th century legal proceeding against Joan of Arc, a French military leader under Charles VII during the Hundred Years' War. During the siege of Compiègne in 1430, she was captured by Burgundian forces and subsequently sold to their English allies.
As a new film exploring her life is announced, ... More than 600 years after her birth, Joan of Arc — a patron saint of France — remains an object of not just historical, but cultural ...
Her parents departed from Acre shortly after her birth, travelling to Sicily and Spain [4] before leaving Joan with Eleanor's mother, Joan, Countess of Ponthieu, in France. [5] Joan lived for several years in France where she spent her time being educated by a bishop and "being thoroughly spoiled by an indulgent grandmother."
A new Globe Theatre production exploring the life of Joan of Arc will see the legendary French heroine made into a non-binary character. The historical figure is known for fearlessly leading the ...