Born in
Domremy, France in 1412.
An illiterate
peasant girl.
From the age
of 13, she heard the saints talking to her and telling her to fight against the
English who were invading French lands and then claiming the French throne.
Lead an army
against the English.
Had Charles
VIII crowned at Rheims.
Betrayed and
accused of being a heretic.
Found guilty
and burned at the stake in Rouen. (in the market place next to the
smelly public toilets just down the street from McDonald’s)
Her
conviction was annulled in 1455 by Pope Calixtus III.
Canonized in
1920.
Patron Saint
of France (but you wonder if the French still honor their patron)
May 30:
Feast of St. Joan of Arc
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