The Maid was Joan of Arc, whose role in liberating the city of Orléans in 1429 had put courage back into the hearts of the embattled French. Even so, her capture soon after was a morale boost for ...

The Amazonian image of Joan of Arc in armor is perhaps the most recurrent ... First glorified then crucified, Joan’s ...

She then turned to a beloved example of feminine confidence in God, St. Joan of Arc (Joan was her confirmation name and former religious name). Reinhardt explained that Joan’s heavenly voices ...

But you’d be wrong. It was 41 degrees at the start of the Joan of Arc parade Monday evening in the French Quarter, and the mercury fell steadily thereafter. The wind whistling off the nearby ...

The very first parade of the Carnival season is also one of the very best. On Jan. 6, the 17th annual Joan of Arc parade will march through the French Quarter, celebrating the birthday of the ...

“I’m feeling compassion for the people who lost their lives and their families,” said Joan of Arc Project Board member Carol Lynch. Sarah Chippe, a newcomer to the Joan of Arc 12th night ...