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Why does the Church honor Saint Joan of Arc?

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Joan never wavered in her testimony when on trial for heresy. Even though the court found her guilty in her first trial, 25 years after her death an investigation found her innocent of all charges and proclaimed her to have been a martyr. Martyrdom is generally considered as a first=class ticket to heaven.

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