Joan of Arc: Military Commander or Holy Cheerleader?

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode concerns one of the most celebrated medieval people, Joan of Arc. She is among the best-known saints of the Middle Ages, especially among non-Catholics, and one of the most unusual. She is the only saint to my knowledge to have been condemned by the Church as a heretic and turned over to secular authorities to be burnt at the stake. That took place in 1431. It wasn’t until 1920 for the Catholic Church to formally recognize her sanctity. She is also an atypical...