Her parents were Jacques d' Arc and Isabelle de Vouthon [She is known to have said her mother's name was Isabelle Romée, but her mother was very religious and "Romée" simply designated a person who had made a pilgrimage to Rome or another religiously significant destination.]
She had three brothers: Jacquemin, Jean, and Pierre. She had a much older sister named Catherine about whom little is known. Joan was the middle child.
It is believed her Mother, Isabelle D"arc was still alive at the time of her death (that is Joan"s death by execution in l43l) and some years after. It has been argued she had (Two fathers) Mother may have remarried, what with Wars and other hazards of the Dark ages!
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According to historical documents....
One witness claimed that her father dropped dead when he heard that Joan had been executed on May 30, 1431. True? We don't know. He disappears from the records.
Joan's mother was still alive 25 years later when the so-called Rehabilitation Trial was conducted. This was an investigation into the legitimacy of the Condemnation Trial. It was sponsored by the Pope and carried out by Church officials. At the beginning of this investigation Joan's mother, a poverty stricken broken woman, appeared and begged the investigating committee to clear her daugnter's name. There wasn't a dry eye in the house.
Born around 1412, Jeanne d'Arc (or in English, Joan of Arc) was the daughter of a tenant farmer, Jacques d'Arc, from the village of Domrémy, in northeastern France. She was not taught to read or write, but her pious mother, Isabelle Romée, instilled in her a deep love for the Catholic Church and its teachings.
The book is about the life and exploits of Saint Joan of Arc.
Saint Joan of Arc led the French army into battle.
Saint Joan of Arc's feast day is May 30th.
Jeanne d'Arc or Joan of Arc's mother was Isabelle Romée
Saint Michael the Archangel was one of three saints who visited Joan of Arc.
A number of saints have been burned to death but the best known is, perhaps, Saint Joan of Arc.
Yes, Joan of Arc.
The book is about the life and exploits of Saint Joan of Arc.
Saint Joan of Arc led the French army into battle.
There is Saint Joan of Arc and Saint John of the Cross but no Saint Joan of the Cross.
Joan of Arc was a Catholic.
Joan of Arc named three Saints that guided her during her life: Saint Michael the Archangel, Saint Margaret and Saint Catherine.
Saint Joan of Arc's feast day is May 30th.
Joan of Arc was burned at the stake on the 30th May 1431.
Joan of Arc's feast day is May 30th
Jeanne d'Arc or Joan of Arc's mother was Isabelle Romée
Joan was born, raised and died in France.