Isabelle Romee's Joan Of Arc
550 years has past since the death of Jeanne d’Arc or as we know her Joan of Arc. I have dedicated my life to Joan; her actions inspire me to accomplish my dreams as a solicitor with my ultimate faith in God.
It still awes me that a simple peasant girl born in 1412 born in a small village of Domremy, Bar, France who could not read or write, rose to become a heroine and leader of a French army to defeat the British.
Yet it was her faith, which was inspired by her mother- Isabelle Romee who made sure as a young girl she was instilled with a deep love for the Catholic Church and its teachings.
At the age of 13 after her village had been attacked by the Anglo – Burgundian forces, Joan began to hear voices, which she believed had been sent by God
to give her a mission of great importance: to save France by defeating its enemies, and to install Charles VII as its rightful king.
As part of this divine mission, Joan took it upon herself to take the vow of chastity. When she was 16, her father arranged a marriage but she refused and was taken to the local court where she successfully convinced them that she should not be obliged to marry.
It is hard to for me to believe that at even at such a young age Joan could defend her rights so candidly. To feminists her actions were inspiring as in that age women were silent but she spoke up, she allowed no man to downgrade her even though she was only 16!
It still awes me that a simple peasant girl born in 1412 born in a small village of Domremy, Bar, France who could not read or write, rose to become a heroine and leader of a French army to defeat the British.
Yet it was her faith, which was inspired by her mother- Isabelle Romee who made sure as a young girl she was instilled with a deep love for the Catholic Church and its teachings.
At the age of 13 after her village had been attacked by the Anglo – Burgundian forces, Joan began to hear voices, which she believed had been sent by God
to give her a mission of great importance: to save France by defeating its enemies, and to install Charles VII as its rightful king.
As part of this divine mission, Joan took it upon herself to take the vow of chastity. When she was 16, her father arranged a marriage but she refused and was taken to the local court where she successfully convinced them that she should not be obliged to marry.
It is hard to for me to believe that at even at such a young age Joan could defend her rights so candidly. To feminists her actions were inspiring as in that age women were silent but she spoke up, she allowed no man to downgrade her even though she was only 16!