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Joan of Arc, c. 1485. The only known portrait painted from life has not survived, so all depictions of her are based upon artistic license. (Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, Paris, AE II 2490)
 
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Joan of Arc, Saint Summary
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(born &circa; 1412, Domrémy, Bar, France—died May 30, 1431, Rouen; canonized May 16, 1920; feast day May 30; French national holiday, second Sunday in May) national heroine of France, a peasant girl who, believing that she was acting under...
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Joan of Arc Summary
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JOAN OF ARC (c. 1412–1431) was a French visionary; also known as the Maid of Orléans. Joan, who called herself Jeanne La Pucelle, used her claims to mystical experience to influence the course of French history in the fifteenth century....
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Jeanne D’Arc Summary
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(ca. 1412–1431). The most heroic of France’s saints, Jeanne d’Arc was born to a peasant family in Lorraine. At thirteen, Jeanne began hearing the “voices” (of SS. Michael, Catherine, and Margaret) that inspired her. In...
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(born &circa; 1412, Domrémy, Bar, Fr.—died May 30, 1431, Rouen; canonized May 16, 1920; feast day May 30) French military heroine. She was a peasant girl who from an early age believed she heard the voices of Sts. Michael, Catherine, and...
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Joan of Arc, or Jeanne d'Arc in French,[1] (c. 1412 – May 30, 1431)[2] was a 15th century national heroine of France. She was tried and executed for heresy when she was only 19 years old. The judgment was broken by the Pope and she was declared...


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