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'''Saint Joan of Arc''' called herself, ''Jeanne la Pucelle'', meaning "Jean the Maid."  Also known as "Joan of Orleans," for her miraculous intervention in the One Hundred Years War, the turning point of which was the "Siege of Orleans," ended by Joan's brilliant military command.[[File:Panthéon - La vie de Jeanne d'Arc (hlw16 0310)- crop folk.jpg|Panthéon - La vie de Jeanne d'Arc (hlw16 0310)- crop folk|center|850px]]
'''Saint Joan of Arc''' called herself, ''Jeanne la Pucelle'', meaning "Jean the Maid."  Also known as "Joan of Orleans," for her miraculous intervention in the One Hundred Years War, the turning point of which was the "Siege of Orleans," ended by Joan's brilliant military command.[[File:Panthéon - La vie de Jeanne d'Arc (hlw16 0310)- crop folk.jpg|<small>Portion of the frieze, "The Life of Joan of Arc," at the Panthéon, Paris.</small>|850px|alt=Panthéon - La vie de Jeanne d'Arc (hlw16 0310)- crop folk|none|thumb]]