Saint Joan of Arc or The Maid of Orléans (Jeanne d'Arc, c.1412 – 30 May 1431) is a national heroine of France. She is also a Catholic saint. She was a peasant girl born in the east of France. Joan said that she had visions from God. In these visions, she said, God told her to take back her home English rule late in the Hundred Years' War. Many quick victories made her famous. In 1430 soldiers of Burgundy captured her and gave her to her English enemies.