- Joan of Arc
- French Jeanne d'Arc biographical name Saint circa 1412-1431 the Maid of Orleans French national heroine
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Joan of Arc
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Joan of Arc — [ärk] (Fr. name Jeanne d Arc) 1412 31; Fr. heroine: defeated the English at Orléans (1429): burned at the stake for witchcraft: called the Maid of Orléans: also Saint Joan of Arc … English World dictionary
Joan of Arc — also St Joan (1412 31) the ↑patron saint of France. As a young girl, she believed that she heard holy voices telling her to fight the English and force their army to leave France. Dressed as a man, she led a French army which defeated the English … Dictionary of contemporary English
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Joan of Arc — For other uses, see Joan of Arc (disambiguation). Jeanne d Arc redirects here. For other uses, see Jeanne d Arc (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Joan of Arc — (Jehanne d’Arc) (ca. 1412–1431) Joan of Arc, also called the Maid of Orléans, was a peasant girl who became a national heroine and the patron saint of France. At a crucial period of the Hundred Years’War, she led the French resistance to… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Joan of Arc — (1412 1431) Joan of Arc, whose real name was Jehanne, is also known as Jehanne d Arc, Jeanne d Arc, Jeanne la Pucelle (i.e. the virgin ), and the Maid ofOrleans. She is revered as a Catholic Saint and the heroine of France, who led the French… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Joan of Arc — (1412 1431) national heroine, saint Called the Maid of orleans, who united the nation at the most crucial hour and turned the hundred years war in France s favor, Joan of Arc (Jeanne d Arc) was born to a peasant family in Domrémy, Lorraine … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present
Joan of Arc — (1412–31) Rebel and Saint. Joan was born in humble circumstances in Domrémy, France. From an early age she heard the voices of Saints michael, catherine and margaret, urging her to go to the rescue of France. At that stage, much of the… … Who’s Who in Christianity
Joan of Arc (band) — Joan of Arc Background information Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States Genres … Wikipedia
Joan of Arc (disambiguation) — Joan of Arc (1412 1431) is the French historical figure.Joan of Arc may also refer to:* Joan of Arc Titled expressive works * Films: ** Joan of Arc (1948 film) ** Joan of Arc (miniseries) from 1999 ** The Passion of Joan of Arc , 1928 film ** ,… … Wikipedia
Joan of Arc By Herself and Her Witnesses — (ISBN 0 8128 1260 3) is a translation of a book by Régine Pernoud. The translator, Edward Hyams, won the Scott Moncrieff Translation Prize for his work on this book. Pernoud was the founder of the Centre Jeanne d Arc at Orléans, France, and a… … Wikipedia
