Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans", is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War, and was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. Joan of Arc was born to Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle Romée, a peasant family, at Domrémy in north-east France. Joan said she received visions of the Archangel Michael, Saint Margaret, and Saint Catherine of Alexandria instructing her to support Charles VII and recover France from English...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionSaint
CountryFrance
truth fire say-anything
Even though I saw the executioner and the fire, I could not say anything but what I have said.
ashes body today
Alas! that my body, clean and whole, never been corrupted, today must be consumed and burnt to ashes!
years voice firsts
I was in my thirteenth year when I heard a voice from God to help me govern my conduct. And the first time I was very much afraid.
soul say-anything tears
Truly, if you were to tear me limb from limb and separate my soul from my body, I would not say anything more. If I did say anything, afterwards I would always declare that you made me say it by force!
christian hands done
Everything I have said or done is in the hands of God. I commit myself to Him! I certify to you that I would do or say nothing against the Christian faith.
judging conservative judge-me
You say that you are my judge; I do not know if you are; but take good heed not to judge me ill, because you would put yourself in great peril.
children people littles
Even little children repeat that oftentimes people are hanged for having told the truth.
kings cities paris
It is true that the king has made a truce with the duke of Burgundy for fifteen days and that the duke is to turn over the city of Paris at the end of fifteen days. Yet you should not marvel if I do not enter that city so quickly.
broken may given
If ever I do escape, no one shall reproach me with having broken or violated my faith, not having given my word to any one, whosoever it may be.
leadership used
I used to say, "Go boldly in among the English," and then I used to go boldly in myself.
conservative fear-nothing fear-not
I fear nothing for God is with me!
war soldier victory
The Maid and her soldiers will have the victory. Therefore the Maid is willing that you, Duke of Bedford, should not destroy yourself.
eye angel departed
I saw them with my bodily eyes as clearly as I see you. And when they departed, I used to weep and wish they would take me with them.
god
If I am not, may God put me there; and if I am, may God so keep me.