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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.
Saint Joan is a play by George Bernard Shaw about 15th-century French military figure Joan of Arc.Premiering in 1923, three years after her canonization by the Roman Catholic Church, the play reflects Shaw's belief that the people involved in Joan's trial acted according to what they thought was right.
Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints explores the lives of selected Christian saints: John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene, Saint Sebastian, Moses the Black, Thomas Becket, Francis of Assisi, Joan of Arc and Maximilian Kolbe, devoting an episode to each. [1]
More than 600 years after her birth, Joan of Arc — a patron saint of France — remains an object of not just historical, but cultural fascination.
Warner Bros. confirmed in September that Luhrmann was taking on the epic tale of France’s national heroine and saint Joan of Arc. The film is based on “Blood Red, Sister Rose,” the 1974 ...
Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc), a French historical figure executed by the English for heresy in 1431, is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. Joan accompanied an army during the Hundred Years War, adopting the clothing of a soldier, which ultimately provided a pretense for her conviction and execution.
An idea rejected by historians, the notion of a legendary Joan who lived on in secret has persisted. [4] Certainly inspired by the Vietnam War, [citation needed] the opera tells of the government of France and Pierre Cauchon, Archbishop of Beauvais, releasing Joan of Arc and allowing a double, also believed to be a witch, to burn in
Bella Thorne, Rebecca De Mornay, Mitzi Peirone on How Joan of Arc Inspired ‘Saint Clare’: ‘You Don’t Have to F—ing Take It’ John Bleasdale July 16, 2024 at 1:22 AM