Joan of Arc

She was burned on a stake in a fire and was burned to death because they had captured her and put her in jail. :(

Wikipedia states that the publication of works by secular historians in the mid-19th century appear to have sparked widespread public efforts to ask the Church to officially canonize her.

Catholic-Pages states: In official Church procedures there are three steps to sainthood: one becomes Venerable, Blessed and then a Saint. Venerable is the title given to a deceased person recognized as having lived heroic virtues. To be recognized as a blessed, and therefore beatified, in addition to personal attributes of charity and heroic virtue, one miracle, acquired through the individual's intercession, is required. Canonization requires two, though a Pope may waive these requirements. Martyrdom does not usually require a miracle.

Joan was ultimately found innocent of heresy and was considered to have been a martyr. Martyrdom is generally considered to be a first-class ticket to heaven.

Joan was a female in a male dominated army. Joan was still a teenager while most soldiers were older. Joan was a peasant while most soldiers came from nobility. Joan was illiterate and could neither read nor write. Joan had no combat experience nor any military training Joan had no money and had to beg others for her horse, clothing, armour and weapons. Joan was small of stature, barely 5 feet tall.

We don"t know, she did reside on a farm. One should distinguish between service animals ( such as her Horse- which was black and in some quarters named ( Charlie) possibly in honor of Charles Vii, the King.) and pets such as dogs and cats- also animals sold for produce on a farm- livestock such as Cows, etc. of course, she had a horse, what"s a Knight wihout one? She owned her own mount, so was not quite low-level peasant. Serfs and such were not permitted to own animals, especially service animals. Knights had to provide their own mounts- the horses were not ( government issue) unlike say Modern Cavalry officers and such things as Mounted Police. No, you had to bring your own mount to the field of honor ( and battle).

They don't, much. Certainly, it isn't a national holiday. On the other hand, she is one of the patron saints of the country.

Many would say it was joan of arc inspiring the men at Orleans to fight out of the English seige. However, the biggest turning point was when Henry VI bacame king. He was a naive, weak willed king who got bullied into making stupid decisions by parties from both sides.

Before Henry VI's reign English victory never seemed in doubt, during his reign even the biggest Anglophile's in Normandy could see the writing on the wall and started changing sides in droves.

It:s a good question. Captain was the highest military rank in the Middle Ages, Generals and general staffs were not possible. a Major may have been around as a Major Domo was an internal head of security at a palace and the words Mayor ( c ity official) and Major ( military rank 0-4) have a common root. ( it has been argued that Colonel has two origins- officer in charge of a Colony - or and this would also tie in with the pronunciation ( Kerrnell)- a Crown Prince of military rank- Coronel was the Germanic spelling. It is probable she was a Field Captain or something lilke that. at her time there were not ranks above Captain, and the style of battle employed did not lend itself to precise rank designations-or tactical formations- once in action- any by the numbers stuff was reduced to exigiencies of combat. the Nobiliary ranks of Baron, Viscount, Count, etc had some effect similar to commisisoned ranks in the Army- a Baron or Baroness would be in charge of several units of knights an be approximately a lieutenant. Baron is the lowest rank of the higher nobility- above mere Knight. she may have been unofficially Baroness of Rheims- and the Mayor of the city- along with King Charles, may have given her this honor- as Rheims was her major victory.

Joan of Arc was born in 1412 and died in 1431 AD. As such, she is obviously of too late an era to be mentioned in the Christian Bible which was completed in the 4th century (the writings being even older still). The New Testament of the Bible only contains writings pertaining to Christianity of the first century and the personages of that time. Joan of Arc is a celebrated French saint who has been canonized by the Catholic Church and is not mentioned in the Bible at all, not even allegorically.

When Joan was given a second trial 23 years after she had died she was cleared of all charges but some questions remained unanswered. In the late 19th century additional documents of her trials came to light that totally cleared Joan and verified that she had, indeed, been falsely accused and was a martyr. Martyrdom was, for all practical purposes, a first class ticket to sainthood.

Joan was also a very virtuous woman, hated the sight of blood, even of her enemies, the English, and had her soldiers keep from swearing and being with prostitutes, whom she chased from camp. She attended mass and took the sactiments as often as whe could. In battle, 95 per cent of the time she held her banner and not her sword, because "she didn't want to kill anyone."

Joan of Arc believed that God wanted her to save her country by driving the English out of France.

She was said to be short, stocky, sunbrowned, with dark eyes, a red birthmark behind her left ear, and a light feminine voice. Her black hair was bobbed short.

In the "Procès de Réhabilitation" (the notes of her trial) she is described as a short, sturdy woman, with black hair. She wore man's clothes. Her hair had been cut short all around, just like a man's. Portraits of her are not available, the only one she sat for is missing. Other pictures show her with long black or light brown hair ,this may have been the artist's best guess.

According to Jean D'Aulon, Joan of Arc's steward, who often helped her to get in and out of her suit of armor and slept many times in the same room as Joan, described her as being beautiful, strong, and well-formed (shapely). The Duke D'Alencon, one of Joan's military commanders, described her in the same way. D'Aulon stated that he often saw Joan's naked legs and breasts when he had to dress her wounds in battle. He said he never felt lust for Joan, pretty as she was, because he thought it would be shameful to have such feelings for such an inspiring and religious person. Every description of Joan's hair was that it was short and black. Her eyes were described as "large, dark, and grave".

Adrian Harmand, a French scholar, discovered an order by the Duke of Orleans for several articles of clothing for Joan, of which one was a robe "of fine Brussels cloth" of 80 cm. in length. From this (a robe would go from Joan's shoulders to her knees), he determined Joan's height to be 1.58 meters, or about 5 feet, two inches, which would be short for a woman today but for the latter Middle Ages about normal or even a little above average.

Saint Joan of Arc's feast day is May 30th.

This quote was said about Joan of Arc after she was executed "A saint is like a star, A star never dies. Neither does a saint"

Joan of Arc was terrified of being burned at the stake. She was tied to a stake and wood was stacked around her. She asked for a crucifix and tucked it on her bosom. The crowd was noisy until the flame touched Joan of Arc. She screamed and cried:"JESUS!" Then she expired

It took about 458 years after Joan died before she was declared a saint.

The Burgundians were ethnic French who supported the British and along with the British army they had been defeated in battles by Joan of Arc. They were anxious for revenge and saw their opportunity to take Joan prisoner when she let her guard down during a retreat. Joan had ordered her army to retreat and take cover after they attacked the Burgundian camp at Margny. Being a good leader, Joan held the rear while her soldiers took shelter and was captured at that time.

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"All that Joan was able to accomplish at such a young age is unparalleled in history. Only 17 when she was put in command of the French army, she is the youngest person to ever command the armies of a nation. In only a couple of months she was able to completely reverse a war that had been going on for almost 100 years that the French were about to lose. The victories she won at Orleans and Patay are considered among the greatest in all of history. Add to all of this her prophetic ability that was always correct, her personal devotion to God and commitment to purity and it is a story that can only be described as incredible."
Without Joan of Arc France might not be France today!

Joan of Arc fought, or more precisely, led and inspired the French troops, at the

raising the siege of Orleans by the English, the capture of the town of Jargeau

on the Loire River, and at the Battle of Patay, an open field battle where over

2000 English soldiers were killed. Joan mainly carried her banner into battle and

rarely used her sword because she did not want to kill anyone. She did,

however, at the battle before Paris, actually duel a Burgundian knight with a

sword and won! She captured the knight and took his armor and sword.

Joan engaged in many other minor battles, always as the leader in the thick of

the fight, and was eventually captured by the Burgundians when they raised

the drawbridge of Compeigne in May, 1430. She was later bought by the English, who hated and feared Joan, and convicted her of heresy in a mock trial

in Rouen which was totally biased and political. She was later declared innocent in a Nullification trial in 1456 called for by Charles VII, who had approached the pope, declaring Joan's original trial and execution a travesty of justice.

Joan of Arc was born ca. Jan. 6, 1412. When she reached Orleans on April 29, 1429, she was 17 years old. She raised the siege of Orleans by May 8th, 1429.

She was burnt at the stake after a mock trial staged by the English for heresy, being found guilty of wearing men's clothing, on May 30,1431, at the age of 19.

The Pope had a nullification trial for Joan of Arc in the 1450's, and after numerous

errors were found in Joan's original trial, mainly because of the fear and hatred

of Joan by her English captors whom she had defeated decisively in battle, she was declared innocent, and the original trial declared null.