Joan of Arc
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Joan of Arc is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundre
Speculative portrait, c. late 19th-century, in the style of a 15th-century miniature
Charles VII of France by Jean Fouquet (c. 1444, Louvre, Paris)
Coronation of Charles VII in Guillaume de Nangis' Chronicon abbreviatum regum Francorum; Joan of Arc stands holding a banner of France to his left. Unknown author (15th century).
![Miniature depicting Jeanne d'Arc from The Lives of Famous Women, by Jean Pichore [fr] (1506, Musée Dobrée, Nantes, France)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Jeanne_d%27Arc_-_Les_vies_des_femmes_c%C3%A9l%C3%A8bres.jpg/500px-Jeanne_d%27Arc_-_Les_vies_des_femmes_c%C3%A9l%C3%A8bres.jpg)
Miniature depicting Jeanne d'Arc from The Lives of Famous Women, by Jean Pichore [fr] (1506, Musée Dobrée, Nantes, France)
Domrémy-la-Pucelle
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Domrémy-la-Pucelle is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Joan of Arc
…acted under divine guidance, she became a military leader who gained recognition as a savior of France. Joan was born to a propertied peasant family at Domrémy in northeast France. In 1428, she requested to be taken to Charles VII, later testifying that she was guided by visions from the archangel Michael…
The town hall in Domrémy-la-Pucelle
Birthplace of Joan of Arc
Basilica of Bois Chênu
Countryside around Domrémy-la-Pucelle