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Joan of Arc

Saint Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" , is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the coronation of Charles VII...

Timeline of Events

1429

4.29.1429

Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.

5.7.1429

Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orléans, pulling an arrow from her own shoulder and returning, wounded, to lead the final charge. The victory marks a turning point in the Hundred Years' War.

6.12.1429

Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc leads the French army in their capture of the city and the English commander, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk in the second day of the Battle of Jargeau.

6.18.1429

French forces under the leadership of Joan of Arc defeat the main English army under sir John Fastolf at the Battle of Patay. This turns the tide of the Hundred Years' War.

11.4.1429

Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier.

11.24.1429

Joan of Arc unsuccessfully besieges La Charité.

1430

5.23.1430

Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne.

1431

1.3.1431

Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon.

1.9.1431

Judges' investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government.

5.30.1431

Hundred Years' War: in Rouen, France, 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal. Because of this the Catholic Church remember this day as the celebration of Saint Joan of Arc.

1456

7.7.1456

A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death.

1902

8.24.1902

A statue of Joan of Arc is unveiled in Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier.

1909

4.18.1909

Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.

1920

5.16.1920

In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc as a saint.