Jeanne d'Arc at The Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon

Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc, IPA: [ʒan daʁk]; 6 January c. 1412 – 30 May 1431), nicknamed The Maid of Orléans (French: La Pucelle d'Orléans), is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War, and was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. Joan of Arc was born to Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle Romée, a peasant family, at Domrémy in north-east France. Joan said she received visions of the Archangel Michael, Saint Margaret, and Saint Catherine of Alexandria instructing her to support Charles VII and recover France from English domination late in the Hundred Years' War. The uncrowned King Charles VII sent Joan to the siege of Orléans as part of a relief mission. She gained prominence after the siege was lifted only nine days later. Several additional swift victories led to Charles VII's coronation at Reims. This long-awaited event boosted French morale and paved the way for the final French victory.圣女贞德（Joan of Arc，法语：Jeanne d'Arc，国际音标：[ʒan daʁk]；约1412年1月6日—1431年5月30日），绰号奥尔良少女（法语：La Pucelle d'Orléans），因在百年战争（Hundred Years' War）兰开斯特阶段的功绩被视为法国民族英雄，后被追封为罗马天主教圣徒。圣女贞德出生于法国东北部栋雷米（Domrémy）的农民家庭，父母为雅克·达克（Jacques d'Arc）与伊莎贝尔·罗梅（Isabelle Romée）。贞德自称曾受大天使米迦勒（Archangel Michael）、圣玛格丽特（Saint Margaret）与亚历山大的圣凯瑟琳（Saint Catherine of Alexandria）显灵指引，要求她支持查理七世（Charles VII），并在百年战争后期将法国从英格兰的统治下解放出来。尚未加冕的国王查理七世派遣贞德参与奥尔良之围（siege of Orléans）的解围行动。仅九天后，奥尔良之围便得以解除，贞德就此声名大振。此后的数次快速胜利促成了查理七世在兰斯（Reims）的加冕典礼。这一期盼已久的事件极大提振了法国军民的士气，并为法国最终的胜利铺平了道路。