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| Birth place of Joan of Arc |
Joan of Arc was born on January 6, 1412 in Domrémy-la-Pucelle.
In 1431, at 19 years of
age she was burned at the stake as a heretic
In 1920 she was canonized as
a Catholic saint.
I must have been about 18 years old when I first passed by the birth
house of Joan of Arc, however only very briefly. I had always wanted to return,
but never found myself in that area again until this summer when we were
returning from visiting family and decided to do a little detour to visit Domrémy.
Unfortunately I once again only had a short time as we had a rental car due to
be returned and were already
running late….. Lesson learned, don’t short book yourself and start late when
using a rental!
It had changed from what I remembered in that there is a modern
building with a gift shop, and museum near the house. The house itself is very
simple as it was stripped bare of all but the four walls, fire places and roof
with a small garden surrounding it. It being a place of such importance in
French and catholic history I personally feel it should be free to visit, I
think Jeanne would have preferred it that way.
So here are a few photos taken inside the house, and a visit to Domrémy
with time to spare will remain on my ‘To-visit’ list.
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| Birth room |
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| Copy of a statue of oan of Arc donated by king Louis-Philippe in 1843 |
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| The brothers bedroom |
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| Store room |
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| Door to the store room in the forefront |
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| Bedroom shared by Joan and her sister |
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| Garden view from the front door |
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| Beautiful view of the surrounding country side |
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| With my daughter Rosaline and niece |
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