Joan of Arc 2

Saint Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc in French) was born on the year of 1412, in Domremy, France. Born into a family of four other brothers and sisters, Joan never learned to read and write. At the age of thirteen, she began to hear celestial voices; at least that is what she believed. Soon, she became convinced that the voices belonged to Saint Michael, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, and Saint Margaret. These …showed first 75 words of 408 total…

…showed last 75 words of 408 total…her ashes were thrown into the river, since she was not allowed a formal Christian burial. Joan did a lot for France, before her death in 1431. During the Hundred Years’ War, England had taken much of France. Joan of Arc had won key battles for France, and gave it the strength to eventually win the war. After many years, in 1920, Joan of Arc was finally canonized, and became known as a Saint, from then on.