More than 600 years after her birth, Joan of Arc — a patron saint of France — remains an object of not just historical, but cultural fascination. Over the summer, we’ve witnessed Chappell ...

Becoming Joan of Arc In 1429, at around the age of 17, Joan asked the Dauphin to send her, and an army, to the siege of Orléans, a French city in the Loire valley which was at the time was under ...

While proclaiming Joan of Arc a saint, at the end of a long canonical process, May 16, 1920, Pope Benedict XV claimed that her life was “a proof of the existence of God.” As her exploits and ...

The status of Joan of Arc as one of history's most enduring figures, earning a spot as a patron saint of France in 1922, has for centuries been poured over, particularly her role in the acceptance ...

But finally a few years ago, while on a Joan of Arc fact-finding mission in France, Chiasson said she found her inspiration: a man named Jean-Michel Millecamps who planned to retrace Joan's 11-day ...

Joan of Arc has been depicted as a national heroine, nationalist symbol, a rebellious heretic and a goodly saint. Forget Wonder Woman and Batman – Jeanne d’Arc may be our one and only true ...