The birth of Joan of Arc

 It was 1412, this time in Europe was somewhat very much into wars and claiming of lands or territories are all over. But France has one of its saint born, her name Joan. The story of Joan of Arc started when she has gotten some visions of 3 saints namely Saint Margaret, Saint Michael and Saint Catherine, asking her to assist King Charles VII fought against the English. During the Hundred Years War, Joan of Arc was so young simple peasant girl, helped and played an important role in capturing Orleans, France. She later went to capture other towns, most importantly Rhiems and even Paris that time.

                       

Later that time on, Joan of Arc was captured in exchange of money to the English. Joan a throughout the trial kept her silence, didn’t say anything, but just sitting, that the English have come to think that they can’t get anything or any information for Joan. Because of this, the English captors were angered and it leads this to Joan’s sentence to death. Joan was burned at the stake alive in the month of May 1431. About  25 years later Pope Callixtus III named Joan of Arc a martyr.  And finally, centuries later, she was finally declared a saint particularly in 1920. Joan of Arc was put to death only at age 19.

                        

It is really a strong portrait of a strong woman power. Joan of Arc is not only a patron saint of France but also the role model of woman bravery all over the world. It is really an honor for every woman to have Joan of Arc gone into this world, no wonder why, lots of woman are named after. I do believe that you are who you are of what name you are bringing to since birth to your death. This accomplishment’s of Joan of Arc would somehow affect not only women, but also men, even if how young or our status in life we have, we should keep on fighting on the battle in life we face win or lose, as long as we tried for it, there would be no losers in the end.

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