Joan of arc quotes biography online

Jehanne Darc also known as Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc) (c.1412 – 30 May1431) was a religious visionary, martyr, saint and heroine of France.

Burned at the stake as a heretic after sentencing by a tribunal of pro-English clergy, she was later cleared of the charges during an appellate trial of the Inquisition on 7 July1456, and canonized as a saint of the Catholic Church on 16 May1920.

Quotes

• "...you shall never hold the Kingdom of France from God, the King of Heaven, the son of St. Mary; but King Charles, the true heir, will hold it; for God, the King of Heaven wishes it so...."
  • From her ultimatum to the English commanders at Orleans, dictated to a scribe on 22 March 1429; excerpt from the translation in "Joan of Arc: Her Story" (1999) by Regine Pernoud and Marie-Veronique Clin, p.

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• "You ruin the sacraments of the Church, you rend the articles of Faith, you destroy churches... What rage or madness drives you? This Faith, which Alm