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HOLY PICTURE CARD JOAN OF ARC – Made in Italy – (Laminated)
Joan of Arc (c. 1412–1431) was a French peasant girl who, believing she was acting under divine guidance, led the French army to crucial victories against the English during the Hundred Years’ War. At age 17, she influenced King Charles VII to let her lead troops to the besieged city of Orléans. She was captured, tried for heresy, and burned at the stake at age 19.
Key Facts about Joan of Arc:
Divine Mission: Claiming guidance from saints, she sought to expel English forces and secure the coronation of Charles VII.
Military Success: She turned the tide of the war by lifting the siege of Orléans in 1429.
Coronation: She escorted Charles VII to Reims for his coronation, fulfilling a key objective.
Capture and Death: Captured by the Burgundians and sold to the English, she was tried in a politically motivated ecclesiastical court and burned at the stake on May 30, 1431.
Legacy: Twenty years later, a rehabilitation trial cleared her name. She was canonized as a saint in 1920 and remains a national heroine of France.
