The main reason the British wanted her dead was because she had embarrassed and humiliated the British army by her victories. Since the British could not execute her for that they let the bishop take he to trial for heresy.
Joan d'Arc, Maid of Orleans, was skilled in military maneuvers and led several armies to victory. She was not skilled in dealing with King Richard and other heads of state, which led to her betrayal and her hideous death at the stake when she was only 19. St. Joan was not canonized until 1921, I believe.
Saint Joan of Arc led the French army into battle.
Joan led the French army.
No, Joan led the French army.
Joan of Arc lead the French.
A number of saints have been burned to death but the best known is, perhaps, Saint Joan of Arc.
Joan led her army in the years 1429 and 1430.
Joan of arc
Joan did not lead pilgrimages, she led military campaigns against the British.
The Church, no, It was an ethnic French bishop who supported the British who condemned Joan to death for heresy, not the Church. When an investigation was completed 25 years after Joan's death, Joan was found to have been innocent of all charges but the bishop was found to have been guilty of heresy instead.
Saint Joan of Arc led the French army to several victories that eventually forced the British out of France.
They are talking about the deceased and their relationship to the remaining surviving family members. (e.g.: John was "preceded in death" by his wife Joan.) In the example, Joan preceded John in death.