JOAN OF ARC and the power of FEARLESSNESS

in the year 1412, a girl was born in a village in northeastern France called Domremy. The proud parents,Jacques D' ARC and his wife Isabelle ,named her Jeanne, her English name was known as Joan.

Joan was a bright and witty girl known for her gentleness and kindness.
she was a great help to her family. she learned how to sew and to spin thread , but she never learned how to read or write.

Joan was a very religious girl.
several times when Joan was growing up ,she heard the sound of battle raging near her little town.
when Joan was 13 ,a very strange thing happened to her .she began to hear the voices of saint Michael , saint Margaret ,and saint Catherine
, the saints whose statues stood in the church at Domremy .

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when Joan turned 16 , the voices told her to help Charles defeat the English and claim the crown of France. Joan knew nothing about warfare, but she had faith in her voices and was a fearless young women

she began her journey to the nearby town of Vaucouleurs to see the French commander there. Charles was impressed by this fearless young women.

the English were terrified by this girl in armor .she seemed to know more about making war than their finest generals and seem to have no fear at all. one by one the town surrendered to Joan.

the roads to reims was clear . The next day Charles was crowned charles VII , king of France .Charles was a cautions man and put of all fights.

Joan was then captured by burgundians a few years later and was sold to the english . she was charged with being a witch . Joan stood up fearlessly to the chargers brought against her. she was then sentenced to death . Joan did not live to see her 20th birthday . Her fearlessness gave the French courage.
today Joan of ARC is honored as one of the great heroines of france.