In 1431, Joan of Arc, Condemned as a Heretic

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In 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic

In 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic, was burned at the stake in Rouen, France.

Saint Joan of Arc, May 30 – Exaudi

On horseback and with an enormous armor on top, an iron casing that almost seems to crush the thin figure. Or tied to a stick, held on the spear of a cross, while flames and smoke cover her. For six hundred years, Joan of Arc has been, above all, these two icons. The victorious warrior and the “witch” on the verge of death. And between these two images her 19 years of life are condensed, from when the little girl born on January 6, 1412 in Domre…

This article was first published on Cedarnews.net. For more news and exclusive reports, visit our website. Getty Images On this day, May 30, 1431, the English burned Joan of Arc at the stake. She was accused of heresy at the age of 19. The young French woman led the resistance against the English during the Hundred Years' War between France and England. Joan of Arc, also known as the "Maiden of Orléans," is one of the most famous figures in worl…

Pope Benedict and the Maid of Orleans - Catholic Insight

(Today, the penultimate day of May, is the memorial of Saint Joan of Arc, and I thought readers would enjoy this address from Pope Benedict XVI on the remarkable teenage saint, put to death by her own Church – or, more to the point, corrupt representatives thereof in an unfair trial. A fitting saint for our times, and all times – she has, I think, an eschatological significance, as do all God’s holy ones) BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul VI Au…

Saint Joan of Arc

Saint Joan of Arc is the patroness of soldiers and of France. On January 6, 1412, Joan of Arc was born to pious parents of the French peasant class, at the obscure village of Domremy, near the province of Lorraine. At a very early age, she heard voices: those of St. Michael, St. Catherine and St. Margaret. At first the messages were personal and general. Then at last came the crowning order. In May, 1428, her voices “of St. Michael, St. Catherin…