Joan of Arc | |
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![]() Joan of Arc in the protocol of the parliament of Paris (1429). Drawing by Clément de Fauquembergue. Banner seems to have "IHS" Jesus monogram. | |
Born | Jeanne d'Arc (modern French) c. 6 January 1412 |
Died | 30 May 1431 (aged c. 19)
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Cause of death | Execution |
Saint Joan of Arc or The Maid of Orléans (Jeanne d'Arc,[1][2] c. 6 January 1412 – 30 May 1431) was a national heroine of France. She is also a Catholic saint. She was a peasant girl born in the east of France. Joan said that she had visions from God. In these visions, she said that God told her to take back her home, which was then under English rule late in the Hundred Years' War. Many quick military victories made her famous. In 1430, soldiers of Burgundy captured her and gave her to her English enemies.
Joan of Arc has remained an important figure in Western civilization. Famous writers like Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky, Mark Twain, and Voltaire wrote about her. She appears in video games, television, movies, songs, and dances.