Sunday, July 20, 2014

Characteristics of Joan of Arc.

Joan of Arc was an immensely brave young woman. She fought courageously on the field of battle, leading a whole army at a time when war was considered man's work and opportunities for women outside the home and convent were limited, to say the least. As well as possessing great physical bravery, Joan also displayed immense moral courage. When she was hauled up before the court on charges of heresy and witchcraft, she remained calm and defiant in the face of her prosecutors. She knew that she'd effectively been found guilty already and was scheduled to die a painful death as a consequence. Yet she remained true to her beliefs, genuinely convinced that she had been chosen by God as an instrument with which to expel the English from France once and for all.
As this would suggest, she was also a very devout woman. This was a time when religion dominated the lives of just about everyone. Yet even by the standards of the time, Joan was considered deeply devout, even in childhood. And on the day of her death, she humbly begged the pardon of all who witnessed her execution, as well as pardoning those who had wronged her. So saintly was Joan's demeanor at the stake that day that even many of her erstwhile enemies wept bitterly and proclaimed that she bore all the hallmarks of a saint. However, it wasn't until 1920, some 489 years after her death, that she was finally canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.
https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/saint-joan-of-arc

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