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JOAN OF ARC

JOAN OF ARC was HISTORY'S FIRST POWERFUL WOMAN, a military leader, attacked for wearing men's clothes, called a witch and burned at the stake all by the age of 19! Over 400 years later, Joan of Arc was made a Saint!JOAN OF ARC was HISTORY'S FIRST POWERFUL WOMAN, a military leader, attacked for wearing men's clothes, called a witch and burned at the stake all by the age of 19! Over 400 years later, Joan of Arc was made a Saint!
JOAN OF ARC was HISTORY'S FIRST POWERFUL WOMAN, a military leader, attacked for wearing men's clothes, called a witch and burned at the stake all by the age of 19! Over 400 years later, Joan of Arc was made a Saint!
JOAN OF ARC was HISTORY'S FIRST POWERFUL WOMAN, a military leader, attacked for wearing men's clothes, called a witch and burned at the stake all by the age of 19! Over 400 years later, Joan of Arc was made a Saint!

JOAN OF ARC BIOGRAPHY
1412-1431

JOAN OF ARC was HISTORY'S FIRST POWERFUL WOMAN, a military leader, attacked for wearing men's clothes, called a witch and burned at the stake all by the age of 19! Over 400 years later, Joan of Arc was made a Saint!
 

Joan of Arc (the Maid of Orleans) was born on January 6,1412 in Domremy, France.  At the age of 12, she began hearing voices from Saint Michael telling her it was her MISSION to free France from the English and help make the Dauphin (eldest son of the King of France) become King of France.  To do that, Joan of Arc’s voices told her to cut her hair, wear men's clothing and pick up arms to go into battle.  She convinced the captain of the Dauphins' forces to let her lead the resistance to the English invasion of France in the Hundred Years War.  Joan of Arc led troops into battle against the English and won a victory allowing Charles VII to become King of France.

In 1430, while defending France, Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians (the French who were Pro-English ) and was sold to the English.  The English turned Joan of Arc over to Pierre Cauchon, a Pro-English Bishop of Beauvais and was tried for WITCHCRAFT and HERESY.  She was viciously attacked for wearing men’s clothing, which was needed for her personal protection.  This was considered a crime against God.  She defied the law by continuing to wear men’s clothing and was convicted after a 14 month interrogation.  Charles VII would NOT help save Joan of Arc and she was condemned to death.

At the age of 19, on May 30, 1431, Joan of Arc was BURNED AT THE STAKE. 

In 1456 (25 years AFTER she was burned at the stake), a second trial was held and it was declared that Joan of Arc was innocent.  In 1909, Joan of Arc was beatified (blessed). In 1920, JOAN OF ARC was CANONIZED (MADE A SAINT) by Pope Benedict XV, therefore becoming the Patron Saint of France.
  

 
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