Joan of Arc, nicknamed “The Maid of Orléans” (French: Jeanne d’Arc, ca. 1412 – 30 May 1431), is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in what is now eastern France, who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years’ War, which paved the way for the coronation of Charles VII. She was captured by the Burgundians, transferred to the English in exchange for money, put on trial by the pro-English Bishop of Beauvais Pierre Cauchon for charges of “insubordination and heterodoxy,” and burned at the stake as a heretic when she was only 19 years old. Twenty-five years after the execution, an Inquisitorial court authorized by Pope Callixtus III examined the trial, pronounced her innocent and declared her a martyr. Joan of Arc was beatified in 1909 and canonized in 1920. She is – along with St. Denis, St. Martin of Tours, St. Louis IX, and St. Theresa of Lisieux – one of the patron saints of France. Joan said that she had visions from God that instructed her to recover her homeland from English domination late in the Hundred Years’ War. The uncrowned King Charles VII sent her to the siege of Orléans as part of a relief mission. She gained prominence when she overcame the dismissive attitude of veteran commanders and lifted the siege in only nine days. Several additional swift victories led to Charles VII’s coronation at Reims and settled the disputed succession to the throne. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc

Joan of Arc, nicknamed “The Maid of Orléans” (French: Jeanne d’Arc, ca. 1412 – 30 May 1431), is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in what is now eastern France, who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years’ War, which paved the way for the coronation of Charles VII. She was captured by the Burgundians, transferred to the English in exchange for money, put on trial by the pro-English Bishop of Beauvais Pierre Cauchon for charges of “insubordination and heterodoxy,” and burned at the stake as a heretic when she was only 19 years old.

Twenty-five years after the execution, an Inquisitorial court authorized by Pope Callixtus III examined the trial, pronounced her innocent and declared her a martyr. Joan of Arc was beatified in 1909 and canonized in 1920. She is – along with St. Denis, St. Martin of Tours, St. Louis IX, and St. Theresa of Lisieux – one of the patron saints of France. Joan said that she had visions from God that instructed her to recover her homeland from English domination late in the Hundred Years’ War. The uncrowned King Charles VII sent her to the siege of Orléans as part of a relief mission. She gained prominence when she overcame the dismissive attitude of veteran commanders and lifted the siege in only nine days. Several additional swift victories led to Charles VII’s coronation at Reims and settled the disputed succession to the throne.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc


11 months ago with 532 notes
Posted on May 30th at 10:11 AM
Tagged as: Jeanne d'Arc. aph: france. francis bonnefoy. hetalia. Axis Powers Hetalia. aph.
  1. crazywithapen reblogged this from thebelleofstorybrooke
  2. airrichan reblogged this from tenderonlytoone
  3. ifweholdallytogether reblogged this from tenderonlytoone
  4. kysse-era-elet reblogged this from tenderonlytoone
  5. tenderonlytoone reblogged this from losthitsu
  6. dasego reblogged this from kuerbistee
  7. illustratedtalk reblogged this from losthitsu
  8. josephdubro reblogged this from eldest-and-youngest-of-three
  9. eldest-and-youngest-of-three reblogged this from losthitsu
  10. kuerbistee reblogged this from spamano-butt-sex
  11. mariepurie reblogged this from spamano-butt-sex
  12. everydayprincess reblogged this from spamano-butt-sex
  13. more-sugar-needed reblogged this from etes-vous-moi-maman
  14. greenyschmetterling reblogged this from etes-vous-moi-maman
  15. i-ran-away-in-floods-of-shame reblogged this from rainbowscones
  16. 99striders reblogged this from losthitsu
  17. red-dragon173 reblogged this from spamano-butt-sex
  18. soulfalleninbuttland reblogged this from spamano-butt-sex
  19. cookiesoutofthejar reblogged this from secretlove5
  20. anacoana reblogged this from spamano-butt-sex
  21. postboundnation reblogged this from all-of-humankind
  22. roma-chan reblogged this from spamano-butt-sex
  23. etes-vous-moi-maman reblogged this from spamano-butt-sex
  24. celsica reblogged this from spamano-butt-sex
  25. satanic-cock reblogged this from spamano-butt-sex
theme by: heloteixeira
theme by: heloísa teixeira