St. Joan of Arc

St. Joan of Arc

St. Joan of Arc

St. Joan of Arc, Also known as Maid of Orleans; Jeanne d'Arc; Jean D'arc; Jehanne Darc. Born January 6, 1412 at Greux-Domremy, Lorraine, France. One of five children born to Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle Romee. Her childhood was as a Shepherdess.

Joan was very religious as a child and at the age of 13 she first started to see visions from Saint Margaret of Antioch, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, and the Archangel Michael.
Joan of Arc Convinced Charles (the heir to the throne) and passed all the tests he devised and told him King of the Heavens sent her so that he would be crowned in the town of Rheims, and it came to pass.

Joan or Arc was given an army which defeated the English army and Charles was crowned king in Rheims as Joan of Arc predicted, on July 17, 1429. Joan of Arc was given noble status on December 29, 1429.

Joan was captured by the Burgundians and sold to the English for 10 thousand francs. On Tuesday, May 29, 1431, the judges condemned her as a relapsed heretic and the following morning at 8 o'clock Joan was burned at the stake. Her case was re-tried In 1456, and Joan was acquitted 23 years later.

St. Joan of Arc Events

St. Joan of Arc (In French Jeanne d'Arc) Called by her 
contemporaries "la Pucelle" (the Maid). Born about 6 January, 
1412; died 30 May, 1431.

Joan was mandated by God to drive the English out of France 
and was escorted to Charles of Ponthieu (later King Charles 
VII).

In her meeting with Charles she was tested and knew things 
only God would have known. Joan introduced her self "I am 
called Jehanne the Maiden and the King of the Heavens sends 
word to you through me, that you will be anointed and crowned 
in the town of Rheims, and you will be the lieutenant of the 
King of Heaven, who is the King of France."

Joan was given command of an army in March of 1429 with the 
siege of Orléans on May 8, 1429, captured Jargeau, 
Meung-sur-Loire, and Beaugency in mid-June, and defeated an 
English army at Patay on June 18. and so Charles had his 
coronation in Rheims July 17, 1429.

There was an unsuccessful attack on Paris, September 8, and 
capture of St-Pierre-le-Moutier on November 4. so Charles VII 
granted her (and her family) noble status on December 29, 
1429.

She returned to the field the following year, despite 
predicting her own defeat. Joan was Captured at Compiègne on 
May 23, 1430 and sold to the English for 10,000 livres.

On Tuesday, May 29, 1431, the judges condemned her as a 
relapsed heretic and the following morning (May 30, 1431) at 
8:AM o'clock Joan was burned at the stake. in the market-place 
of Rouen. When the fires were lit, at Joan's request a cross 
was held before her eyes, and she called out the Name of 
"Jesus" before surrendering her Soul to God.

Joan was later declared innocent by the Inquisition on July 7, 
1456 (after the English were driven out and they had access to 
the documents and witnesses associated with her trial) The 
presiding Inquisitor, Jean Bréhal, ruled that the original 
trial was filled with fraud, illegal procedures, and 
intimidation and so Joan of Arc was described as a martyr by 
the Inquisitor.

Joan was beatified on April 11, 1909 and canonized as a saint 
on May 16, 1920.

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