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Saint Joan of Arc
Painting, c. 1485. An artist's interpretation, since the only known direct portrait has not survived. (Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, Paris, AE II 2490)
Saint
Born6 January, c. 1412[1]
Domrémy, Duchy of Bar, France[2]
Died30 May 1431 (aged approx. 19)
Rouen, Normandy
(then under English rule)
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Anglican Communion[3]
Beatified18 April 1909, Notre Dame de Paris by Pope Pius X
Canonized16 May 1920, St. Peter's Basilica, Rome by Pope Benedict XV
Feast30 May
PatronageFrance; martyrs; captives; military personnel; people ridiculed for their piety; prisoners; soldiers, women who have served in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service); and Women's Army Corps
  1. ^ See Pernoud's Joan of Arc By Herself and Her Witnesses, p. 98: "Boulainvilliers tells of her birth in Domrémy, and it is he who gives us an exact date, which may be the true one, saying that she was born on the night of Epiphany, 6 January".
  2. ^ "Chemainus Theatre Festival - The 2008 Season - Saint Joan - Joan of Arc Historical Timeline". Chemainustheatrefestival.ca. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  3. ^ Church of England Holy Days