OTD - 30 May 1431 - Death of Joan of Arc
On 30 May 1431, Joan of Arc died in Rouen, Normandy. Then Normandy was
under English rule but nowadays it is a part of France.
Joan of Arc, the heroine of France during the Hundred Years' War, was taken
captive by a Burgundian fraction on 23 May 1430.
After a short but fake trial, Joan was condemned to death. On 30 May 1431
she was burned on stake at the age of about 19 years old!
Already in 1456 the French held a new trial authorized by Pope Callixus III.
He rebunked the charges against her and declared Joan of Arc a martyr.
In 1803, Napoleon Bonaparte declared Joan of Arc a national symbol of
France. And this wasn't the end of her story.
In 1909, Joan of Arc was beatified and canonized in 1920. She became one
of the nine secondary patron saints of France together with Saint Denis, Saint
Martin of Tours, Saint Louis, Saint Michel, Saint Rémi, Saint Patronilla,
Saint Radegund and Saint Thérèse of Lisieux.
Of course, Joan of Arc remained a popular figure until today. There are lot of
books, paintings, sculptures, songs and movies made about her.
Source pictures: Wikipedia
under English rule but nowadays it is a part of France.
Joan of Arc, the heroine of France during the Hundred Years' War, was taken
captive by a Burgundian fraction on 23 May 1430.
After a short but fake trial, Joan was condemned to death. On 30 May 1431
she was burned on stake at the age of about 19 years old!
Already in 1456 the French held a new trial authorized by Pope Callixus III.
He rebunked the charges against her and declared Joan of Arc a martyr.
In 1803, Napoleon Bonaparte declared Joan of Arc a national symbol of
France. And this wasn't the end of her story.
In 1909, Joan of Arc was beatified and canonized in 1920. She became one
of the nine secondary patron saints of France together with Saint Denis, Saint
Martin of Tours, Saint Louis, Saint Michel, Saint Rémi, Saint Patronilla,
Saint Radegund and Saint Thérèse of Lisieux.
Of course, Joan of Arc remained a popular figure until today. There are lot of
books, paintings, sculptures, songs and movies made about her.
Source pictures: Wikipedia
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