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Mission of the Maiden: The Hero Story of Joan of Arc
Hardcover
Series: A Hero Is Chosen, Book 2
Historical FiguresReligious BiographiesMedieval & Renaissance History
ISBN13: 9781963123197
Publisher: Saint Joseph Books
Published: Jun 27 2025
Pages: 196
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Before the watershed moment of Joan of Arc's emergence onto the historical scene in 1429, Charles the Dauphin of France was derisively called by the English and their Burgundian allies the King of Bourges, yet by his death in 1461, he had presided over the expulsion of the English from all of their continental possessions except Calais. Were it not for a teenage peasant maiden, however, history might have taken a different course...
She arrived suddenly in the spring of 1429. Her dramatic appearance and short but impactful mission were legendary even in her own times, yet her star would explode in the fires of martyrdom almost as quickly as it rose. Held prisoner for the final year of her life from May 23, 1430 until May 30, 1431, she perished in flames at the stake at Rouen like a nova whose time had come.
But her story lives on...
Joan of Arc. Virgin, martyr, hero, saint.
Take your first steps with her today!
A Hero Is Chosen Series
Hero Stories of the Saints
Book One: Reflections of an Uncommon Monk: Toward a Theology of Hero-Sainthood
Book Two: Mission of the Maiden: The Hero Story of Joan of Arc
- Part One: Historical Context: Fourteenth- and fifteenth-century medieval Europe; High Middle Ages; Hundred Years' War; history of France and England
- Part Two: Mission of the Maiden: Joan's hero-saint story focusing on her public mission (hero-event) from the time she left Domrémy until her interrogation, trial, and burning at the stake (hero-moment)
Book Three: God's Good Servant and the King's: The Hero Story of Thomas More
Book Four: King of Kings: The Hero Story of Jesus of Nazareth
Book Five: Friar, Priest, and Martyr: The Hero Story of Maximilian Kolbe
Book Six: A Vocation Story Never Told: A Hero Story of Future Saints
Book Seven: Hero Bible Verses: Meditations of a Saint
Life is short. See where your path might take you.
Begin your journey today!
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