On of the Church’s most revered saints, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake here in Rouen, France on May 30, 1431 The trumped-up charges and sham trial were, of course, later proven false and she was proclaimed a saint long after her death. A museum in her honor was built here with life-size wax figures with scenes depicting the various stages of her life. Sadly we have received word from the museum that they have closed down and sold off the contents of the museum. According to the former museum director we have received the following email:
Le musée est Définitivement fermé.
Il sera remplacé par un Piano-Bar
Cordialement
Alain Préaux
Conservateur en retraite
Translated it means that he museum is closed and going to be replaced with a piano bar. We don’t know if any of the museum’s contents were purchased for any public displays.
Rouen is a fairly modern city but the old part of the town still has a medieval feel to it and those visiting will be able to visit the Basilica built in her honor which is over the original Church of Saint Sauvieur that was destroyed during the French revolution.
