Search Results: Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc (Jeanne D'Arc, l. c. 1412-1431 CE) was a medieval peasant who, claiming to receive visions from God, turned the tide of the Hundred Years' War in favor of a French victory. She was famously martyrd for standing by her claim of...

Statue of Joan of Arc (1412-1431) in Saint-Étienne Cathedral, Meaux, France.

Pope Joan was a legendary female pope of the Middle Ages said to have reigned from 855 to 858. After her story was popularized by Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), a statue of her was placed alongside those of other popes at...

Reconstruction of the well that Joan of Arc is believed to have used to get off her horse in Chinon on March 6th 1429 as she was heading to meet King Charles VII of France.

Painting depicting Joan of Arc, or Jeanne d'Arc. Painted by John Everett Millais in 1865, oil on canvas.

A 19th century CE painting by Jean-Jacques Scherrer showing Joan of Arc (1412-1431 CE), victorious after lifting the siege of Orleans during the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453 CE). (Museum of Fine Arts, Orleans, France)

One of the 19th century CE stained glass windows of the Gothic Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Orléans, France (13-14th century CE). One of a series, the window shows Joan of Arc (c. 1412-1431 CE) hearing heavenly voices.

An 1896 CE statue of Joan of Arc (l. c. 1412-1431 CE), Beaugency, Loiret, France.

Statue of Joan of Arc by the Notre Dame cathedral Reims, France

Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) was born in c. 1412 to a peasant farmer in Domremy in Medieval France, but at only 13 years old she received a vision that she should lead the French to victory over the English in the Hundred Years War. Eventually...