jeanne d'arc
Proper noun A historical figure, also known as Joan of Arc, who was a French peasant girl that became a national heroine and a Roman Catholic saint. She claimed to have received visions from saints instructing her to support Charles VII and recover France from English domination during the Hundred Years' War. After leading French forces to several key victories, she was captured, tried for heresy, and executed by burning at the stake.
The name "Jeanne d'Arc" is used to refer specifically to this historical person. * She is a central figure in French history and a symbol of courage and faith. * The story of Jeanne d'Arc has been the subject of numerous works of art, literature, and film. * Many towns in France have a street or statue named after Jeanne d'Arc.
- led the French army to a decisive victory at the Siege of Orléans in 1429.
- The trial records of provide insight into medieval religious and political thought.
- A famous painting depicts at the coronation of Charles VII.
- "The Maid of Orléans": This is a common epithet for Jeanne d'Arc, referencing her pivotal role in lifting the siege of Orléans and her perceived purity.
- The Maid of Orléans became a legendary figure even within her own lifetime.
- Canonization: The process by which Jeanne d'Arc was declared a saint in the Roman Catholic Church in 1920.
- The canonization of Jeanne d'Arc affirmed her status as a martyr.
- Joan of Arc: The English translation and most common Anglicized form of the name "Jeanne d'Arc".
- Saint Joan: A reference to her sainthood.
- La Pucelle d'Orléans: The French equivalent of "The Maid of Orléans".
- The Maid (in historical context, specifically referring to her)
- Heroine of France
- "To have the faith of Jeanne d'Arc": An idiom suggesting unwavering, sometimes defiant, conviction in one's beliefs or cause.
- She pursued the legal case with the faith of Jeanne d'Arc.
- A Jeanne d'Arc figure: Used to describe someone, especially a young woman, who emerges as an unlikely but passionate leader for a cause.
- The environmental activist was portrayed by the media as a modern Jeanne d'Arc figure.
- French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)