Joan of Arc "Defender of France" Joan was born in 1412 in Domremy a small villige in northern France. As a daughter of a farmer she herded cattle and sheep. Joan never went to school so she did not learn how to read or write. Joan also was a very religious girl going to church and praying to statues. Joan started to hear vocies of St Cathrine,St Michaels,and St Margaret. Joan believed that they …showed first 75 words of 373 total…

…showed last 75 words of 373 total…that Joan was a witch they brought her to trial for heresy and sorcery.The church quickly convicted Joan as a heritic and sentenced her to death .On May 30,1431 Joan the Maid Of Orleans died. In 1454 a mere 25 years later Pope Calixtus III declared that Joan was not guilty,and he condemed the verdict against her.On May 30,1920 almost 500yrs after her death,She was canonizied by Pope Benedict XV Leader of the Catholic Church