Joan of Arc is the patron saint of France, martyrs, captives, military personnel, people ridiculed for their piety, prisoners, and soldiers.
Le Nouvelliste de Lyon was a Catholic Newspaper in France that began publication in
1879 which is what the date would refer to here.
A Joan of Arc façade sculpture protects the building in Lyon.
It may still be publishing today.
I am guessing this medal was made in the early 1900's.
Note: Although this is signed A. Poncet, whom I thought would be Antoine Poncet at first, this was sculpted by Penin Poncet who made many Catholic medals. I have only ever seen a bronze version of this.
I just had to have this silver version.
Growing up Catholic, it was a traumatic story for a small child to learn about in school from a scary nun in full uniform.
Today, I highly admire her courage and faith rather than believe she had some epilepsy or schizophrenia issues.Joan of Arc was an illiterate farm girl from Lorraine in eastern France.
As early as the age of twelve, she began to have mystical visions, which were often accompanied by light and the presence of saints such as St Michael and St Catherine telling her to deliver France from her enemies.
She made a strong impression on Charles de Ponthieu with her passion and conviction and given control over an army and allowed to lead them into battle. Within a year Joan of Arc had led the French army to victories at Orleans, Patay and Troyes.
Joan of Arc disguised herself as a man during her battles against the English and armies of the Duke of Burgundy.
She was finally captured and sold to the English, who had her tried for witchcraft in Rouen.
According to historians, Joan of Arc was 19 when she was burnt at the stake by the English on 30 May, 1431. Witnesses recount she faced her ordeal with dignity. It is said that over 10,000 people came to see her execution by burning.
The Cardinal of Winchester is recorded as having ordered her to be burnt a second time.
Her organs still survived this fire, so a third burning was ordered to destroy the body completely. Her cinders and debris were to be thrown into the Seine.
Joan of Arc achieved a remarkable achievement in her short life. In particular, she embodied religious devotion with great bravery and humility, her life helped change the course of French history.
Quote:
"One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying."
- Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc was canonized a saint in 1920. During the Second World War, both Vichy France and the French resistance claimed Joan of Arc as a national symbol for their cause.
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