Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc Joan of Arc is a French national heroine and France’s patron saint. ... Joan was a simple, illiterate peasant girl. ... Joan was given her own troops and the rank of captain. ... Joan rescued France from what could have been a defeat in the Hundred Years War. Joan continued fighting the enemy along the Loine River. ... At his coronation Joan was given a place of honor next to the king. ... Joan was sentenced to death. ... In 1455 her family wanted a new trial that would reconsider the charges against Joan. ... Almost 500 years later in 1909, Joan was beatified and canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. ... Pope Benedict XV (fifteenth) declared Joan a saint in 1920. Joan’s saint day is May 30th, the day of her death. Joan of Arc made a positive difference to the world because she believed in herself and never gave up.