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
names goes-on
In God's name let us go on bravely.
inspirational women gods-will
Act, and God will act.
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.
wish prisoner stills
It is true I wished to escape; and so I wish still: is not this lawful for all prisoners?
messages
I am the drum on which God is beating out his message.
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.
italian helping help-yourself
Help yourself and God will help you
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.
grace may do-you-know
Do you know whether or not you are in God's grace? Joan: If I am not, may God put me there; and if I am, may God so keep me.
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.