On 30'th of May 1431, 588 years ago, Jeanne d'Arc was burned by the English in the city of Rouen, France.
In 1456, an inquisitorial court authorized by Pope Callixtus III examined the trial, debunked the charges against her, pronounced her innocent, and declared her a martyr. In the 16th century she became a symbol of the Catholic League, and in 1803 she was declared a national symbol of France by the decision of Napoleon Bonaparte.
She was beatified in 1909 and canonized in 1920. Joan of Arc is one of the nine secondary patron saints of France. Today is her feast day in France.
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Let's celebrate her date of death as a sign that she saved France 😭😭😭
