Jeanne d'Arc or Joan of Arc as she is known today

 Statue of Joan of Arc in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris

Statue of Joan of Arc in front of the Lower Chapel at Mt. Saint Michele, France

     Joan of Arc is  major figure in French history and there are many statues of her in France. The Joan of Arc Museum Rouen is very well done. There is also a Cathedral a few feet from where Joan was burned at the stake in Rouen. Certainly there is much myth here, but Joan was obviously an important female in the country and after her death canonized as Saint Joan.