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The month of May contains perhaps more notable Joan of Arc moments than any other month:
May 4–7, 1429: Joan led French forces to a momentous victory, successfully capturing the English fortifications during the Siege of Orléans.
May 23, 1430: While attempting to defend the city of Compiègne, Joan was ambushed and captured by Burgundian forces, who eventually sold her to their English allies.
May 24, 1431: Under immense pressure in captivity, Joan briefly signed a confession/abjuration and was sentenced to perpetual imprisonment.
May 29, 1431: After resuming her male military attire—which her guards confiscated—she was declared a "relapsed heretic" and handed over to secular authorities for execution.
May 30, 1431: At just 19 years old, Joan was burned at the stake in the old marketplace of Rouen.
May 16, 1920: Over 500 years after her death, Joan was formally canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
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We can never have too many Saints to pray to! This one seems apt as we head into New Orleans summer and hurricane season (which starts June 1).Saint Rita of Cascia, Religious.
Patron Saint of Desperate and Impossible Situations. Pray for us
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