Who are some based Saints?

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Joan of Arc

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Drewski 2 insightful - 0 fun - 7 hours ago Joan of Arc

I wonder what she would have thought of turning her statue into a cannon?

Joan's cult of personality was opposed by the leaders of the French Revolution as she was a devout Catholic who had served the monarchy. They banned the yearly celebration of the lifting of the Siege of Orléans, and Joan's relics, including her sword and banner, were destroyed. A statue of Joan erected by the people of Orléans in 1571 (to replace one destroyed by Protestants in 1568) was melted down and made into a cannon.