Definition
Joan of Arc (c. 1412-1431), also known as Saint Joan, was a French peasant girl who, believing she was acting under divine guidance, led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War. Captured by the English and their allies, she was tried for heresy and burned at the stake. Twenty-five years after her death, she was declared innocent and later canonized as a saint. Think of her as a historical action hero, or even a superheroine. She defied expectations and changed the course of history.