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I'm so excited to find this fierce song about kicking the English out of France! It's from the Bayeux Manuscript, written around 1500. Here's a video where you can hear it and see the lyrics and translation: youtu.be/Ux65gD6PTaw?si=xmdT03r8GHaXpPsp (-Captain Amanda)
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At the end of this month, we'll be gathering at our beloved golden statue in the French Quarter to honor Joan of Arc's Feast Day. (See Feast Day Celebration for St. Joan of Arc)
The 1874 Emmanuel Frémiet original statue stands in the Place des Pyramides in Paris. There are five other full-scale replicas of this iconic Joan of Arc statue located in Philadelphia, New Orleans, Portland, Nancy, and Melbourne.
Gifted to New Orleans by France in 1964 and installed in 1972 after years in storage, the gilded bronze equestrian statue of Joan of Arc, sculpted by Emmanuel Frémiet, was originally located at the Rivergate before being moved to its current position in the French Market in 1999.
Here's more about the history of this iconic statue:
Jeanne d'Arc (Frémiet) - Wikipedia
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Jeanne d'Arc (English: Joan of Arc) is an 1874 French gilded bronze equestrian sculpture of Joan of Arc by Emmanuel Frémiet. The outdoor statue is prominently displayed in the Place des Pyramides in ...1 CommentsComment on Facebook