Joan of Arc: Witch or Saint?

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She heard voices. She wore men's clothing. She led armies and crowned kings. When Joan of Arc was captured, the English tried her for witchcraft and heresy. They burned her as a witch in 1431. Twenty-five years later, the Catholic Church nullified her trial and declared her a martyr. In 1920, they made her a saint. Witch or saint? Perhaps she was simply a powerful woman in an age that couldn't tolerate female power.

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