Joan of Arc

19 year old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake

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The teenage French warrior, Joan of Arc, faced death at the hands of her persecutors in the English-occupied town of Rouen in France.

To this day, the story of how Joan of Arc died remains as horrific as it is tragic.

Joan of Arc’s death is a harrowing moment in history that has lost none of its terror even after some 600 years.

On 30th May 1431, wearing a small wooden cross and with her eyes fixed upon a large crucifix held aloft by her defender, The Maid of Orléans prayed a simple prayer.

She uttered the name of Jesus Christ as the flames scorched her flesh.

Joan of Arc was silenced into death, by the smoke in her lungs.

A second fire was set to burn her corpse.

It’s said, within her charred remains, her heart still lay intact, and so a third fire was set to obliterate any traces.

After that third fire, Joan’s ashes were thrown into the Seine, so that no rebel could hold onto any piece, as a relic.

To this day, Joan of Arc’s inspiring legacy is a testament to the power of courage, resolve, and unimaginable strength, in the face of relentless pressure.

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Joan of Arc’s Death at the Stake by Hermann Stilke, 1843. Hermitage Museum.