Saint Joan of Arc Church, Rouen
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About Saint Joan of Arc Church
The Church of Saint Joan of Arc stands on the historic Place du Vieux-Marché, the exact site where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake on May 30, 1431. Designed by architect Louis Arretche and consecrated in 1979, this striking modern church features a revolutionary design shaped like an overturned Viking longship, evoking both Norman maritime traditions and the flames of Joan's martyrdom. The interior houses 13 magnificent Renaissance stained glass windows from 1520-1530, originally from the Church of Saint-Vincent destroyed in WWII, which create a stunning 500-square-meter wall of colored light.
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The church's 13 Renaissance stained glass windows were miraculously saved from destruction in World War II. In 1939, just months before the bombing that destroyed the original Church of Saint-Vincent, the French Service des Monuments Historiques carefully removed and stored all the windows in a secure location. When the church was bombed in 1944, only the walls crumbled – the precious 16th-century glass survived intact and waited 35 years to find its new home.
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