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Appena tredicenne, Giovanna inizia a sentire delle voci, che le chiedono di farsi carico del destino di Francia. Si ribella alla volontà del padre, che la vuole vedere sposa, per seguire un'altra strada, l'unica che sente sua: incontrare il "gentile delfino" e salvare il regno dall'assedio degli inglesi. Un'adolescente del Quattrocento francese, che non ha mai cavalcato in vita sua, riesce a conquistare capitani, prelati, nobili, uomini di cultura, re, con le sue irremovibili convinzioni, il suo carisma ispirato, la sua incredibile visione tattica in battaglia, la sua fede oltre ogni ragione: questa è la storia di una delle figure più enigmatiche e affascinanti della Storia. L'avventura vera della giovane contadina divenuta soldato e consacrata al mito, raccontata come un romanzo da un narratore di "vite eccellenti", per ritrovare, oggi più che mai, tutta l'incredibile modernità della Pulzella che diede la vita in nome della sua fede.
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- Pagine: 200
- Data di uscita: 15-01-2015
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This volume was published in 1957, it was one of the original Vision Books for Young Readers, and is now republished by Ignatius press. It is one of three in the original series written by de Wohl. He has written these and several other biographies of saints. I wrote an overview of the Vision Books
“As long as there will be men and women who love their country well enough to fight for its freedom, the memory of Saint Joan of Arc, the saint of soldiers, will never die.”
Update: After reading a few children’s books of Joan by secular authors, it was refreshing to read this one again by a Catholic for perspectives such as the following quote, instead of just facts. “All that had happened was God’s work, and he alone should be given the honor for it. He had chosen her Leggi tutto
have read this one multiple times with the kids. fun to read out loud with an exaggerated fake French accent
I've been dreading writing this review, because this was a very thoughtout and thoughtful gift from a friend. I do want to say that I loved learning more about Joan of Arc. Eventhough, I am Catholic, I am not very versed in our Saint's, their lives, their missions, or why they were canonized. So, wh Leggi tutto
Very god, but not great There was SO much of this saint's life left out of the story I found myself disappointed. The author is very good and should have included so much more of the corrupt people, including the dauphin himself, and so much more of the trial. Mark Twain' book 'Joan of Arc' was far m Leggi tutto
This was Great at First, I was hesitant, I was like hrm, then I Got really into it, St Joan was a true warrior for God. This book unlike a many of books is not about girl power but God's power and how he works through people like Joan! St Joan of Arc truly was Human, Human doesn't mean we have to si Leggi tutto
At the beginning of the book, I thought it was going to be an interesting story, but it turns out that as I read it more, the more the book got drawn out longer. I have read these kind of saint books before for my school and most of them have a reasonable amount of action in them, but this book, the Leggi tutto
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