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Saint Joan of Arc | |
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 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 | |
| Born | 6 January, c. 1412[1] Domrémy, Duchy of Bar, France[2] |
| Died | 30 May 1431 (aged approx. 19) Rouen, Normandy (then under English rule) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion[3] |
| Beatified | 18 April 1909, Notre Dame de Paris by Pope Pius X |
| Canonized | 16 May 1920, St. Peter's Basilica, Rome by Pope Benedict XV |
| Feast | 30 May |
| Patronage | France; 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 |
- ^ 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".
- ^ "Chemainus Theatre Festival - The 2008 Season - Saint Joan - Joan of Arc Historical Timeline". Chemainustheatrefestival.ca. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ Church of England Holy Days