Joan of Arc was a young woman of deep religious conviction. As a young girl, she was a devout Catholic who went to church often receiving the sacraments. People from her small provincial town tell of her upbringing as uneventful until she started seeing visions from St. Michael, St. Catherine, and St. Margaret who told her that it was her duty to help France defeat the English, which would put an end to the Hundred Years War. She was tenacious and persistent as she convinced King Charles that God sent her to his aid. Being a young woman who believed that this was her duty, she courageously led the French army into battle. From these actions, one can gather that she believed deeply that her faith would carry her through battles and that her prophecies would be truthful. After the French defeated the English, Joan of Arc was captured, tried, and put to death. Throughout her imprisonment, she remained stoic, and during her trial, she showed her conviction in the voices of the saints who sent her into battle. Maintaining her faithfulness until the end, she remained silent when she was martyred by being burned at the stake. Her belief in the Catholic faith and unwavering courage in battle, and her stoicism in death ultimately lead to her sainthood.