Saint Joan of Arc
BornJeanne d'Arc
6 January c. 1412
Domrémy, Duchy of Bar, Kingdom of France
Died30 May 1431 (aged approx. 19)
  • Rouen, Normandy
  • (then under English rule)
Venerated in
  • Roman Catholic Church
  • Anglican Communion
Beatified18 April 1909, Notre-Dame de Paris, by Pope Pius X
Canonized16 May 1920, St. Peter's Basilica, Rome by Pope Benedict XV
Feast30 May
Attributesarmor, banner, sword
PatronageFrance; martyrs; captives; military personnel; people ridiculed for their piety; prisoners; soldiers, women who have served in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service); and Women's Army Corps