Joan of Arc Joan of Arc is known to be many things: a saint, a peasant girl, a messenger, crazy, a captain of war, and a witch. At the age of 13, she began hearing the “voices.” She rode off to war at the age of 17. Joan was convinced she was sent by God to save France. She was burned at the stake two years later at the age of 19. In the following, the events from …showed first 75 words of 505 total…

…showed last 75 words of 505 total…the charges against her. She was beatified in 1909 and canonized in 1920 by Pope Benedict XV. In conclusion, Joan was a woman of many things. She was a strong, determined young woman who totally believed in her faith and never let anything get in the way of what she wanted. She gained the trust of her people, the same people who betrayed her and led her to her death. Joan of Arc is truly a Saint.