Joan of Arc

St. Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc) (January{{fn|1}} 1412 – 30 May 1431), also styled the Maid of Orléans (Pucelle d'Orléans), is a national heroine of France and a Saint of the Catholic Church. At just 17 years of age, she commanded the French royal army. She convinced King Charles VII to drive the English out of France, and he gave her authority over the army in the siege of Orléans, the Battle of Patay and other engagements in 1429 and 1430. Those campaigns enabled the coronation{{fn|2}} of Charles VII. As a result, he awarded her family with ennoblement. The Burgundians captured and delivered her to the English, who selected clergymen to find her guilty of heresy. John, Duke of Bedford had her burnt at the stake in Rouen. In 1920 Pope Benedict XV canonized her in recognition of her innocence{{fn|3}} as found by an earlier appeal after her death. Her posthumous reception history is a lengthy one: she was revered by the Catholic League in the 16th century, embraced as a cultural symbol in French patriotic circles since the 19th century, became an inspiration to Allied forces during the First and Second World Wars and an official Saint to Roman Catholics since the early 20th century; currently being a focus of considerable interest in the Republic of Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Many people therefore regard Joan of Arc as a notable woman of valor, vigor, and faith.

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Organizations & Collections

• International Joan of Arc Society, director: Bonnie Wheeler.
• St. Joan of Arc Center in Albuquerque, initiated by Virginia Frohlick.
• Joan of Arc Museum in Rouen, official site.
• Joan of Arc Archive, a comprehensive online archive, by Allen Williamson.

Online Information, Essays, etc

• Joan of Arc in the First World War
• Information about Joan of Arc
• Review of La Passion de Jeanne d?Arc
• Joan of Arc, La Pucelle, Maid of Orléans
• Essay on Joan of Arc
• Joan of Arc
• Joan of Arc Chapel Marquette University
• Saint Joan of Arc
• Reportret: Joan of Arc
• Joan of Arc leaves indelible mark
• Images of Joan of Arc
• Joan of Arc
• JoanNet
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• IMDb film search
• Joan of Arc - Jehanne la Pucelle, Maid of Orléans
• Joan of Arc, In Pictures and Text
• Jeanne d'Arc
• Jeanne d'Arc
• Jehanne D'Arc
• Short biographies of Joan of Arc (text only):
• Jeanne d'Arc, Sainte (Joan of Arc)
• Biography of Joan of Arc
• Saint Joan of Arc, Virgin—1412-1431

Books and Other Publications

• Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, volume 1 and volume 2 by Mark Twain - A fictional biography of Joan of Arc
• {{gutenberg|no=2874|name=Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc ? Volume 1}}
• {{gutenberg|no=2875|name=Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc ? Volume 2}}