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JEANNE d'ARC, known in German-speaking countries as "JOHANNA von ORLEANS", (1412? to 1431) was an important person in the history of France at the time of the so-called 100 Years' War between the kingdoms of England and France. After her capture, she was condemned as a heretic (at the instigation of the English) and burned, but two and a half decades later (at the instigation of the French) this sentence was overturned. She is the patron saint of France.
The music group OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) dedicated a song to her in the early 1980s: "Maid of Orleans". Can be found on YouTube here:
May 28, 2024
The Church of Saint Jeanne d'Arc is a Catholic church in the city centre of Rouen, northern France
July 5, 2024
The church of Saint Joan of Arc was built in 1979, right next to the place where Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake in 1431. A small garden outside the church, Le Bouchet, marks the exact spot.
October 9, 2019
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