Religious Visions
Joan of Arc, around the age of sixteen, she claimed to be hearing voices of Christian Saints encouraging her to lead a pious life. One voice allegedly told her that she was the saviour of France. These events were common at the time. In the middle ages, it was widely believed that God or the Virgin Mary appeared to selected people who would command them to pass on messages to the believers. At first, the local priests did not believe her. Joan, immediately went to a local French garrison and offered her help. The garrison commander realized that the girl was popular with locals, dispatched her to the Court of the Dauphin, Charles, the French heir or Dauphin to the throne.