Joan of Arc is most famous for having captained French forces in the Battle of Orleans, in 1429.…
This picture shows Joan of Arc holding flags that have pictures of angels on them. This shows that she is very religious. She is also wearing suit suit of armor which signifies that she wants to be involved…
Joan of Arc managed to convince French royalty that she was a messenger from God sent to help the French win the Siege of Orleans and crown Charles VII the king of France. She became an idol to the French people and a renowned military captain because of her miraculous victory at Orleans and religious views. After her victory in Orleans, France finally gained the advantage in the Hundred Years war and slowly pushed the English out of Northern France, eventually winning the…
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was born on August 28, 1774 in New York. Elizabeth lived in the U.S. and Italy. She is the patron saint of in-law problems, death of children, widows, death of parents, and opposition of Church authorities. She held on to God’s love at all times. Seton also loved children. “Sisters of Charity” was created by Elizabeth.…
How many people can say that hearing voices saved their country? Not many, but Joan of Arc is one of the few. Joan, also known as Jeanne d’Arc, began hearing heavenly voices in her early teenage years. Those voices commanded Joan to save France from England in the Hundred Years’ War, as well as seeing to it that Charles was crowned King of France. Joan led the French Army into battle at the age of 19, a remarkable feat in the early 1400’s. This makes Joan the most influential woman of her time.…
In fact, she was even made a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Yet she too did not have the cleanest record. During the Hundred Years War, the French were being beaten back by the English, primarily during the Lancastrian Phase. It was around this same time that Joan had visions from several different angels and saints, telling her to fight alongside the French in the war. King Charles, desperate to sway the course of the war, accepted. With her, the tide of the war turned in favor of the French. This did not sit well with the English who believed her to be a sign rom the Devil. So, when they eventually captured her they made sure she paid for it. They tried her before a court of only English citizens, accused of heresy. For both claiming she heard spiritual voices and wearing male clothing during battle. She was then convicted and burned at the stake for her crimes. Once again, even with such actions she was canonized for preaching her beliefs in the catholic church and fighting for them. However, this sort of behavior has not always worked out well for…
Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans," was born in 1412 in Domrémy, Bar, France. A national heroine of France, at age 18 she led the French army to victory over the British at Orléans. Captured a year later, Joan was burned at the stake as a heretic by the English and their French collaborators. She was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint more than 500 years later, on May 16,…
Sure Henry is a very honorable king but he comes from the state of power and he would have been fine if he didn’t do anything about the french. Joan never was on top. Her pull on the pathos string makes us want to root for her. It's the underdog story that automatically turns her into a hero and the people that try to take her down the villains. When in reality she probably looked like this crazy farm girl who thought she could lead an army. Joan stands for what she believes and that is what makes it such an amazing story. She says, “If you tear me limb from limb until you separate my soul from my body you will get nothing out of me beyond what I have told you. What more is there to tell that you could understand? Besides, I cannot bear to be hurt; and if you hurt me I will say anything you like to stop the pain. But I will take it all back afterwards; so what is the use of it?”(Saint Joan scene VI). This pulls at the pathos string because she is laying into them what she believes and isn’t giving up. Because of this story it makes her more persuasive than King Henry.…
Saint Agnes of Rome; born and bred in the most appalling and unmanageable century of Emperor Diocletian’s reign over Rome. Moreover, his ambition to abolish the beliefs and perceptions of Christianity. She was a notable martyr and a prominent dignitary to the Christian doctrine. Dismally, she died in 305 AD, at 13 years old, due to her righteous acts against Diocletian’s rule which later, led her and the Christian faith to virtue.…
She was raised as a poor farm girl and therefore has different experiences than henry. In one of her speeches she relies on God to persuade the people with her language not her nobility. joan is more persuasive because she has to be more creative. The people of (france?) are forced to see beyond her appearance and status. When she eventually dresses masculine this allows the citizens to her what she truly has to say. I believe joan might not have truly believed in God but decided if these people are religious then she would be able to convince them to go to war if she had them believing God told her to do this. Joan saw an opportunity to lead a battle and the people would listen. Joan's speech was the most creative and persuasive. She also tends to say “for my king” more often than not. This helps with persuasion because her king is male and the people forget she's female. They start to think that…
But within time young Eleanor became bored of partaking in queenly activities and spending time her newly remade Paris, so when the opportunity arose to go on the second Crusade in 1145, she quickly jumped aboard. Eleanor was the first queen to accompany her husband on Crusade, so naturally all the other women of France decided to tag along as well. Judith M. Bennett adds that these women were more often praised for their man-like courage than condemned for their unfeminine behavior, so this crusade became a badge of honor (229). The new abundance of female ‘crusaders’ set the back the ability and agility of the army greatly, but due to the stubbornness of the Queen there was absolutely nothing in timid Louis’ power that could stop her from getting what she wanted (“Eleanor”). However, Eleanor excitement for the crusade stopped abruptly when she decided she wanted to visit her relatives in ASK MRS…
While both women had differing approaches, both ultimately had immense impact. Saint Therese of Lisieux had a profound impact on the Catholic Church in a short amount of time. She was born in 1873 and lived a short life, reports vary but she…
Something that she did was she liberally assisted the poor, served the sick, and comforted the afflicted and prisoners. She served God from a very young age, and at twelve years of age her parents thought of engaging her into marriage; however, St.…
In the years following Joan of Arc’s execution her popularity grew. Every year in the town of Orléans her amazing feat of bringing the English to their knees in battle was celebrated. “Joan of Arc was made into a national martyr as well as a religious one” (Gossman p.5). The English could burn her body but her spirit would live on. In July of 1456, twenty five years after her cruel execution, Joan’s trial was found full of errors, deceit, and hatred and she was declared innocent of all charges (Castor, p.227).…
After that horrible war, the nations were very scared and changed. France was damaged by the war. Since most of the war was fought in France. It took a lot of money and time to rebuilt French cities and towns. The cost of the war was so big. Because of that they lost so much money, women started protest for their own rights. Women received the right to vote in a lot of countries in Europe.…