Joan Of Arc Research Paper

Joan of Arc was born in Greux-Domremy, Lorraine, a village in France, on January 6,1412. While growing up her father, Jacques,found work as a farmer and her mother, Isabelle, a stay at home mom who taught Joan practical skills like sewing and spinning clothes. In addition to this, Joan’s mother helped her explore her spirituality and relationship with God. Joan often found herself at shrines of Mary, the Blessed Mother praying for hours at a time. Joan thought her relationship with God could not grow any stronger until one day she experience a life changing event. One day, while tending to her father’s sheep, Michael the Archangel suddenly appeared to her with a message from God. Michael commanded her to lead the French in battle against the English. Not only did Joan not know what this meant at the time, but she also was only twelve years old. For the next four years, Joan would see receive various visions from God and saints calling her to the miss Micheal first presented her with all those years ago. At sixteen, Joan
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finally answered her call from God. A war was brewing between France and England known as the Hundred Years’ War. The King of England was slowly taking over France and he needed to be stopped before he gained too much power. With blessings from the King of France, Joan lead an army into the …show more content…
During the battle, Joan was captured and later sold to the English by the Burgundians. Once in the English’s hands, they accused Joan of being a religious heretic. The trial, unfairly, found her guilty of this charge and had her burned at the stake. While on the stake Joan forgave her persecutors and even asked them to pray for her. Joan died on May 29, 1431 and four hundred and eighty-nine years later on May 16, 1920, Joan was declared a saint by Pope Benedict