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A few years later the Church decided that she did not hear God, declared her a heretic and burned her at the stake--in Rouen. A few years still later and the Church decided they were wrong, apologizing and restoring the good name of Joan of Arc. She has since become Saint Joan dark. Which is a way of saying that to visit Rouen is to visit the time and modern memories of Joan of Arc. Today, the ancient center of Rouen is one of the few in Normandy that has survived the wars and the years, retaining many half-timbered medieval buildings as well as three cathedrals and a modern tribute to Joan of Arc located on the site of her pyre. It was rainy when we visited and Palm Sunday to boot, so we walked around and
enjoyed the architecture. Here are some of the pictures:
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