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X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 22:43:54 -0700 From: kwildgen <[log in to unmask]> X-Sender: "kwildgen" <@smtp.gateway.net> (Unverified) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en]C-gatewaynet (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Interim Saints - April 28th References: <[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Joan removed her "male" attire under the impression that she would be placed in a church, rather than civil, prison. When that didn't happen (and she was PERHAPS raped), she abjured her "confession" and resumed soldier's attire. Whereupon she was executed as a witch and a heretic. The accusation hurled at her that angered her the most was that she was a whore, a camp follower. Her virginity was of extreme importance to her. Remember also the prophecy that France would be brought low by a whore (Isabeau de Bavière, in this instance) and saved by a virgin. The A&E bio of Joan is very well done - I recommend it. Kathryn Dale Hample wrote: > > (a) what are public stews? > (b) wasn't Joan of Arc prosecuted for wearing male soldiers' dress? > > Dale Hample > > Bill East wrote: > > > > > THEODORA and DIDYMUS, martyrs (A.D. 303) > > > > . . . the prefect ordered her to be taken to the public stews . . . > > Now there was a young Christian, named Didymus, at Alexandria, who had > > heard the sentence, and he was full of zeal for God, and resolved to > > deliver the virgin from the place of wickedness and peril. therefore > > he went to where she was, dressed in soldier's clothes and armour, and > > shutting the door behind him, he said, "Fear not, my sister. I am thy > > brother in Jesus Christ. I am come to save thee. Change clothese with > > me." So she disguised herself in his cuirass and greaves, and went > > forth. But the agony of fear, and the sudden reaction was too great > > for her tender spirit to bear, and she fell down, and her soul escaped > > to God, and was at rest. Then Didymus was taken, and brought before > > the prefect, and at his command his head was smitten off, and his body > > consumed in a fire. > > > >