Kathryn Harrison Quotes

By the time Joan of Arc was 16 and had proclaimed herself the virgin warrior sent by God to deliver France from her enemies, the English, she had been receiving the counsel of angels for three years.

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  Kathryn Harrison
  • Time
  • God
  • English