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War memorial with Joan of Arc

Jeanne d'Arc
Saint Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc), The Maid of Orléans (ca. 1412 - 1431)
national heroine of France, beatified in 1909 and canonized in 1920. She led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War
(Wikipedia)

Élie Le Goff père
1922

Lanvollon / Monument aux Morts - Jeanne d'Arc

Description

Dark granite statue of Jeanne d'Arc. On the socle a relief of a soldier.

Inscription(s)

pro deo - pro patria

1914-1918

aux
enfants de lanvollon
morts pour la france

Annotation

Inaugurated 23 April 1922.

War memorial - list of names

We have photos of the list(s) of victims on this memorial. Contact us if you want to see these lists.

Jeanne d'Arc - Timeline

1412 - Approx date of birth
1425 - Visions of Saint Michael, Saint Catherine, and Saint Margaret, who told her to drive out the English and bring the Dauphin to Rheims for his coronation
1428, May - Went to Vaucouleurs to ask garrison commander, Count Robert de Baudricourt, to send her to the royal French court at Chinon, but is sent away.
1429, February - Baudricourt allows Jeanne to join the Dauphin at Chinon.
1429, May 8 - Lifting of the siege of Orleans
1429, July 17 - Coronation of Charles VII in Reims
1430, May 23 - Captured at Compiègne
1431, May 30 - Executed at Rouen
1871 - After the defeat of 1871, in many French towns and villages statues of Jeanne d'Arc are erected.

Sculptor

Élie Le Goff père (1858-1938), French sculptor from Saint-Brieuc, his three sons Elie fils, Paul and Henri were also sculptor, but all died in World War I.

Sources & Information

Sainte Jeanne d'Arc, Statues en France (WebArchive).
Topic Topos, Patrimoine des communes de France.
Lanvollon Informations, Bulletin municipal no. 49, Juillet 2009, p. 13 (PDF on-line).

Locatie (N 48°37'55" - W 2°59'11") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frbr007; Photograph: 27 May 2012
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