EVERY FLOWER CREATED







NOTES and RESOURCES.



Lived: 1412-1431 - Canonized: 2016

Feast Day: May 30th

Patron of soldiers and France


SHOWNOTES:

Joan of Arc, by Mark Twain

Trial Records

Nullification Trial Records

The Trial of Joan of Arc (movie), 1962

Joan of Arc and the 100 Years War, by Deborah Fraioli


FURTHER RESOURCES:

Letters by Joan of Arc

The Passion of Joan of Joan of Arc (movie, 1928





IRIS (Celestial Flame)





Of course the flower we’ve chosen to associate with St. Joan of Arc is the Celestial Flame Iris. The fluer-de-lis, the flower that decorated St. Joan’s battle standard, is frequently called a stylized lily, however, it is often argued that the symbol is not a lily, but rather an iris. But regardless of whether the flower on the standard is indeed an iris, the Celestial Flame is symbolically perfect in and of itself. Its brilliant and delicate petals with so dramatic an elegance and namesake-- even to the end that befell St. Joan, it seems the perfect flower to associate with she who was the Fire of Heaven and met her end at the stake.



Artist: Matthew Straub
Medium: Watercolor



PETER CRNKOVICH





Peter Crnkovich was born in Walnut Creek, California on April 6, 1992. Growing up, he received a thorough education in the Catholic Faith, in equal part from his parents, his schools, and the local center of Opus Dei. After finishing a few years of college, he transferred to Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he graduated in 2016 with a degree in Journalism. Since then, Peter Crnkovich has lived in Spain, traveled around Europe, and explored a variety of jobs and careers. Starting in 2017, he worked as an English teacher in Alcala de Henares, Spain, and then, in 2018, as a substitute in California. Currently he works at Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes, where he teaches literacy to those who struggle with reading and reading comprehension.



MATTHEW STRAUB





I’m just a Catholic dude, playin’ a samurai dude, disguised as a viking dude. Also, I like art.


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