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Saint Joan of Arc

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By Bob and Penny Lord
Published by Journeys of Faith
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Published: April 04, 2011
Words: 8170 (approximate)
Language: English


Short description

Joan of Arc is a strong contradiction in our Church and our world. She was given the gift of being a brilliant military strategist by St. Michael the Archangel. Through her voices, and unquestioning faith in God through these Heavenly Saints - Michael, Margaret of Antioch and Catherine of Alexandria, she was able to accomplish what no military power in France could do. She sent the powerful Eng

Extended description

Saint Joan of Arc was a peasant girl, daughter of a farmer. Her village of Domremy was sort of a border town. At any given time, it could be part of France, Burgundy, or the Holy Roman Empire, based on who was in charge. Her country was at war with England, the Hundred Years War, and had been since long before she was born. We have to understand that Burgundy was not just a province of France, as it is today. At that time, they were a powerful independent territory, which had sworn allegiance to England even though it was physically part of France. It was pretty well accepted that England was going to take over France, and every little district wanted to be assured that they were on the side of the winner, or face the certainty that they would be wiped out by the feared invaders, the English. Burgundy had sworn allegiance to England, which confused the situation, and made things all the worse.
While Joan was used to the idea of war, having lived with it all her life, she and... (Read more)

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catholic saints, bob and penny lord, joan of arc, saint joan

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