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TIL After Joan of Arc was executed on charges of heresy, her mother spent 25 years clearing her name. She convinced the pope to reopen Joan's case and attended the retrial - in her 70s. (en.wikipedia.org)

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[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Joan of arc is notable for being the only saint in the catholic church to be executed by the catholic church

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