What was Saint Joan of Arc known for?

Answer 1

Joan of Arc (born Jan. 6, 1412), was the daughter of a French peasant farmer in Domremy in eastern France and heard voices from God thru St. Catherine to lead the French army against the English siege of Orleans. On May 1st thru the 8th, 1429, she defeated the English at Orleans with her natural ability to lead and inspire the French soldiers. Joan also defeated the English at the open field Battle of Patay on June 18th and captured Lord John Talbot, a famous English commander. She escorted Charles VII to his coronation at Rheims on July 17, 1429.

Joan's success created a feeling of nationalism in France and led eventually to the creation of the modern French state. Otherwise, France would have been like a second Ireland under English control.

The following year she was captured by Burgundian soldiers and sold to their allies the English, who feared and hated Joan and wanted her dead at any cost.

King Charles did nothing to rescue Joan, either by offering ransom money for her or by trading important prisoners for her (he had Lord John Talbot and the Earl of Suffolk as his prisoners and could have traded either one for Joan).

The English couldn't execute Joan for defeating them in battle, so they caused a mock trial run by church clergy partial to them to try Joan as either a witch or as a heretic in Rouen, which was in English territory at the time.

She was later burned at the stake on May 30, 1431, for being a relapsed heretic. The English couldn't try her for being a witch because they had determined (by the Duchess of Bedford) that Joan was a virgin. No virgin could be a witch. So Joan was convicted of heresy because she wore men's clothing, which was forbidden as sinful in an obscure part of the Old Testament. Joan wore men's clothing in battle (she had to wear a suit of armor for protection), and in prison after she had been captured, to keep from being raped by her English guards. Her corrupt judges tried to get Joan to deny her voices, but she would not.

The verdict of this trial was reversed at a Nullification Trial called for by King Charles and the pope in 1450 thru 1456. She was declared a martyr and a saint by the Catholic Church in 1920. The English were completely expelled from France by 1453, except for Calais, thus ending the Hundred Years War.
Joan of Arc was a fifteenth century peasant girl who completely reversed a war between France and England that had been going on for almost 100 years. She became a legend because she claimed she was sent by God and then backed up her claims with amazing military victories like Orleans and Patay. Unfortunately for her the English were desperate to get rid of her so when she was caputured they rigged her trial and had her burned.

Answer 2

for being a very brave girl/warrior because she fought against the british! Actually she fought against the English. They weren't 'British' yet. She also really upset the Church and as "The Maid of Orleans" gave the French a backbone. Probably the first real French patriot. If you don't count Charlegmaine.
joan of ark was famous for being a heroin.

Answer 3

As a supposedly illiterate Catholic farm girl, she successfully led the French army in driving the English out of France. She was outspoken, bold, and spiritually gifted with the ability to see and hear angels and saints. Her nickname, The Maidof Orleans, is well-earned.

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Answer 4

Joan helped end the hundred year war and she saved France from the English. She also led the French to victory in the siege or orleans proving that joan was a good general. Around 1430 her life ended.

• pushing England out of France
• making people believe in the church
• helping end The Hundred Years War

Joan helped Charles the 7th become king of France. She also freed Orlean's from the English.

Answer 5

All that Joan was able to accomplish at such a young age is unparalleled in history. Only 17 when she was put in command of the French army, she is the youngest person to ever command the armies of a nation. In only a couple of months she was able to completely reverse a war that had been going on for almost 100 years that the French were about to lose. The victories she won at Orleans and Patay are considered among the greatest in all of history. Add to all of this her prophetic ability that was always correct, her personal devotion to God and commitment to purity and it is a story that can only be described as incredible

Answer 6

Joan is best known for entering tha army as a commander at the age of 17 and turning the tide of the Hundred Years War to favor France. She was captured by the British, accused of being a witch and heretic, and burned at the stake.

Answer 7

Joan is remembered for becoming a great military leader of the French army while just a teenager and leading them to turn the tide of the war in their favor. She was captured and tried by the British for heresy for which they unjustly convicted her and burned her at the stake.

Answer 8

For leading France to victory in the 100 Years War, against the British.

Answer 9

St. Joan of Arc was a famous one because she ,to think a woman , was able to lead a battle