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For Joan of Arc, history 'bent' toward justice

In France, and for the Maid of Orleans, history has an 'Arc'

May 30, 2023

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Tuesday, May 30 is the feast day of St. Joan of Arc, who was burned at the stake by secular authorities on May 30, 1431, after a Church court found she was guilty of heresy.

Few saints begin the journey to eternity with a declaration of heresy.

But while St. Joan of Arc was exonerated of wrongdoing within 25 years of her death, she was not canonized unti…

For Joan of Arc, history 'bent' toward justice

In France, and for the Maid of Orleans, history has an 'Arc'

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