January 3 1431 – Joan of Arc is Turned Over to Bishop Pierre Cauchon

January 3 1431 – Joan of Arc is Turned Over to Bishop Pierre Cauchon5 (100%) 1 vote Less than two years after upending the English at Orleans and leading the French to a string of victories, the young warrior Joan of Arc — aged just 19, according to her testimony — was turned over to Bishop Pierre Cauchon on January 3, 1431. Days later, she would be put on trial for heresy. As a child, Joan gained a reputation for deep Catholic faith. The last of five children born to a peasant farmer in Domremy, her life changed dramatically as the result of a vision during her early teens. Alone […]