2. Introduction
The focus of this report will be the significance of religion in Medieval Europe and Joan of Arc who was glorified as a Roman Catholic Saint on the 16th May 1920.
3. Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc was born into peasantry on the 6th of January 1412. Her father was Jacques d’Arc and her mother was Isabella Romée, she also had 4 siblings- Pierre d’Arc, Catherine d’Arc, Jacquemin d’Arc and Jean d’Arc. Although Joan of Arc’s real name cannot be found on record it is thought her name may have been Jehanne d’Arc, Jehanne Tarc, Jehanne Romée or possibly Jehanne de Vouthon. Although one of these was her name she never went by it, she was always known as Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc’s nickname was “Maid of Orleans”. When Joan of Arc was 12 she …show more content…
Once these voices stopped it took three years for her to obey them. When Joan of Arc first arrived in Vaucouleurs nobody believed her story about the voices. After several days she convinced the Governor to let her talk to Charles the VII. Joan of Arc had a private discussion with Charles the VII, nobody knows exactly what she said in that discussion but she said something to make him trust her. Following this discussion Joan of Arc was suited up with a full knight’s armor, including a sword that was found behind a church altar, exactly where she said it would be. Joan of Arc gained the support of the French and soon Orleans was free again. Charles was crowned in Reims (where all Kings of France were to be crowned). After Joan of Arc won the battle the English had a hatred for her. The believed she was a witch and that a female could not lead a victorious army and furthermore dressing like a male was not part of the accept culture (see Figure 1). In Joan of Arc’s next battle she was captured by Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy’s troops and put in prison and later sold for 10000 Francs to the English. Joan of Arc’s trial started on February 21st, and with the threat of being burnt at …show more content…
Everyone followed Christianity. People would attend church services and be taught the Word of God by Bishops preaching, sculptures and stained glass windows (such as Figure 2). In fact people in Medieval Europe were so religious that it was difficult to separate religious activities from their daily activities. Even the schools taught about God, every meal was sacrificed to God and almost every single politician was a priest. Religion in Medieval Europe also helped keep order in the country and towns, for example peasants did not want to go to hell therefore they would do anything that the priests would tell them. This meant that the Church had complete and utter control over everyone. Christianity in the middle ages also had its own laws, land and taxes. Almost all of the villages had their own church. This meant that peasants did not have to travel far to hear about the God they worshiped. Religion in the middle ages was so strong that if you did not agree with the church’s teachings you would be excommunicated and would never be able to re-join any church
The focus of this report will be the significance of religion in Medieval Europe and Joan of Arc who was glorified as a Roman Catholic Saint on the 16th May 1920.
3. Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc was born into peasantry on the 6th of January 1412. Her father was Jacques d’Arc and her mother was Isabella Romée, she also had 4 siblings- Pierre d’Arc, Catherine d’Arc, Jacquemin d’Arc and Jean d’Arc. Although Joan of Arc’s real name cannot be found on record it is thought her name may have been Jehanne d’Arc, Jehanne Tarc, Jehanne Romée or possibly Jehanne de Vouthon. Although one of these was her name she never went by it, she was always known as Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc’s nickname was “Maid of Orleans”. When Joan of Arc was 12 she …show more content…
Once these voices stopped it took three years for her to obey them. When Joan of Arc first arrived in Vaucouleurs nobody believed her story about the voices. After several days she convinced the Governor to let her talk to Charles the VII. Joan of Arc had a private discussion with Charles the VII, nobody knows exactly what she said in that discussion but she said something to make him trust her. Following this discussion Joan of Arc was suited up with a full knight’s armor, including a sword that was found behind a church altar, exactly where she said it would be. Joan of Arc gained the support of the French and soon Orleans was free again. Charles was crowned in Reims (where all Kings of France were to be crowned). After Joan of Arc won the battle the English had a hatred for her. The believed she was a witch and that a female could not lead a victorious army and furthermore dressing like a male was not part of the accept culture (see Figure 1). In Joan of Arc’s next battle she was captured by Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy’s troops and put in prison and later sold for 10000 Francs to the English. Joan of Arc’s trial started on February 21st, and with the threat of being burnt at …show more content…
Everyone followed Christianity. People would attend church services and be taught the Word of God by Bishops preaching, sculptures and stained glass windows (such as Figure 2). In fact people in Medieval Europe were so religious that it was difficult to separate religious activities from their daily activities. Even the schools taught about God, every meal was sacrificed to God and almost every single politician was a priest. Religion in Medieval Europe also helped keep order in the country and towns, for example peasants did not want to go to hell therefore they would do anything that the priests would tell them. This meant that the Church had complete and utter control over everyone. Christianity in the middle ages also had its own laws, land and taxes. Almost all of the villages had their own church. This meant that peasants did not have to travel far to hear about the God they worshiped. Religion in the middle ages was so strong that if you did not agree with the church’s teachings you would be excommunicated and would never be able to re-join any church