Jeanne d'Arc Quotes
Military leader, Saint
Jeanne d'Arc was military leader, saint from France
“Act and God will act. Work and He will work.”— Jeanne d'Arc
When asked at Poitiers why God would need an army if He wanted to save France, Joan answered: the soldiers will fight, and God will give the victory. This line captures her entire philosophy. She never waited for miracles. She picked up a sword, rode into battle, and trusted that her actions would be met with help. Faith without effort was empty to her. So was effort without faith.
The Story of Jeanne
The Fire and After
Joan was sold to the English, tried for heresy in Rouen, and burned at the stake on May 30, 1431. She was nineteen. The trial transcripts survive in full. In 1456, a retrial declared her innocent. In 1920, the Catholic Church canonized her as a saint. A teenage peasant who changed the course of a war, abandoned by the king she made, killed by the church that later honored her.
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