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St. Joan of Arc - Joan’s mission

How long did St. Joan of Arc’s journey to Chinon take?

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Painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres showing Joan of Arc in armor holding a banner at an altar during the coronation of Charles VII in Reims Cathedral, with figures praying behind her. — St. Joan of Arc Joan of Arc at the Coronation of Charles VII in Reims Cathedral, by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1854; in the Louvre, Paris.

St. Joan of Arc’s journey from Vaucouleurs to Chinon took 11 days. She departed Vaucouleurs on or about February 13, 1429, traveling through enemy-held territory accompanied by six men-at-arms to reach the dauphin Charles.1