Happy Birth Day to Joan Of Arc. Joan of Arc was born on January 6th around the year 1412 to Jacques dArc and his wife Isabelle in the little village of Domremy, within the Barrois region (now part of Lorraine) on the border of eastern France. The events in France during these years would set the stage for Joans later life and the circumstances surrounding her death. Although at the time of her birth a truce was still in effect between France and England, an internal war had erupted between two factions of the French Royal family which would make it easier for the English to re-invade. One side, called the Orleanist or Armagnac faction, was led by Count Bernard VII of Armagnac and Duke Charles of Orleans, whom Joan would later say was greatly beloved by God. Their rivals, known as the Burgundians, were led by Duke John-the-Fearless of Burgundy. The forces of his son, Philip III, would later capture Joan and hand her over to the English. One of his supporters, a pro-Burgundian clergyman and English advisor named Pierre Cauchon, would later arrange her conviction on their behalf. Joan indicated that it was around 1424, when she was twelve, that she began to experience visions which she described as both verbal communication as well as visible figures of saints and angels which she could see and touch. Her own testimony as well as a Royal document say that on at least two occasions specific other persons could see the same figures.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 22:30:47 +0000
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