Joan of Arc

Jeanne d'Arc (c.1412-1431), French national heroine and canonized saint

Joan of Arc, or Jeanne d'Arc in French, (c. 1412 –  May 30, 1431) was a 15th century national heroine of France. She was tried and executed for heresy when she was only 19 years old. The judgment was broken by the Pope and she was declared innocent and a martyr 24 years later. She was beatified in 1909 and canonized as a saint in 1920.
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Noun
1. French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)
(synonym) Jeanne d'Arc, Saint Joan
(hypernym) military leader