St Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc, also known as the Maid of Orléans, was a courageous teenager who became a national heroine of France and a canonized Catholic saint. Born in Domrémy, France, in 1412, she received divine visions from St. Michael the Archangel, St. Catherine, and St. Margaret, calling her to lead the French army during the Hundred Years’ War. At just 17 years old, Joan inspired a miraculous victory at the Siege of Orléans, a turning point in the war. Captured by the Burgundians, handed over to the English, and unjustly condemned, she was burned at the stake in 1431 in Rouen, where the Church of Saint Joan of Arc now stands in her memory.