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STORICAL FOOTNOTES: JOAN OF ARC FROM HERETIC TO SAINT</a>
French History, Storical Footnotes Eliam Puente French History, Storical Footnotes Eliam Puente

STORICAL FOOTNOTES: JOAN OF ARC FROM HERETIC TO SAINT

Bishops from the Catholic church were in charge of Joan of Arc’s trial and ended up condemning her to die. So if it was the church that burned her, why the change of heart and change of status to a saint? Today we’re looking at what happened during the 500 years after her death that led to her becoming the patron saint of France.

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JOAN OF ARC: SOLDIER AND SAINT</a>
French History, Historical Ladies Eliam Puente French History, Historical Ladies Eliam Puente

JOAN OF ARC: SOLDIER AND SAINT

Joan of Arc is the patron saint of France, and unlike many of the saints…she actually existed! Listen to the episode to learn how an illiterate peasant girl was able to drive out the English and put the French back on the path to reclaim their country during the Hundred Years War. Did she really speak to angels? Was she a bloodthirsty soldier? We know more about her than most Medieval women but there are no easy answers in her story.

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