Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc, also known as La Pucelle meaning “Maid of Orleans” was known as a prophet because she led the French army to victory over the British at Orleans at age eighteen. Joan was captured by the English and abandoned by her own. Even though she had passed on, she remains an inspiration through the decades. Joan is the daughter of Jacques and Isabelle Arc; she was born in a little village of Domremy in January 6th in the year 1412. In her early years, around age twelve in the summer of 1425, a supernatural character appeared before her with a blaze of light and spoke to her about her fate. Those supernatural beings were St. Michael, St Catherine, and St. Margaret, Joan could not believe what she saw. She refused to speak about her supernatural experience. In 1428 the call of almightily God became insistent. It became clear and Joan no longer doubted that she was destined to go help the king Charles VII. First, she must presented herself to Robert Baudricourt the commender for the king in the neighboring town of Vaucouleurs. Joan found him to be rude and temperamental; he treated Joan’s mission as a joke. Later Joan and Baudricourt invaded Orleans and the defeat was imminent. Meanwhile King Charles VII and his supporter were worried about our decreasing numbers. Even though all odds were against her, Joan never lost faith. Her brothers Jean and Pierre also fought by her side while Joan carried a banner to battle that bore the name of Jesus. Joan had a volatile temper, even though she was young teenage peasant girl; she did not hesitate to chew out other prestigious soldiers for swearing, behaving indecently, skipping Mass or dismissing her battle plans. She also called her noble patrons “spineless” for trying to compromise with the English. Joan short fuse did not stop there she drove away the mistresses and prostitutes who traveled with her army hitting one or two in the process. The personal attacks by the English, who called her rude names and joked