nullification trial of 1455–1456

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The nullification trial of 1455–1456 was the posthumous retrial that overturned Joan of Arc’s heresy conviction and formally declared her innocent.

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instanceOf ecclesiastical trial
posthumous trial
retrial
appliesToEvent trial and execution of Joan of Arc
surface form: trial of Joan of Arc (1431)
authorizedBy Pope Callixtus III
category 15th-century trials
Catholic Church legal history
Joan of Arc
chronologicalRelation held about 25 years after Joan of Arc’s execution
convenedBy Pope Callixtus III
country Kingdom of France
dateOfFinalSentence 7 July 1456
declaredInvalid sentence of heresy pronounced in 1431
endTime 1456
examined records of the 1431 trial of Joan of Arc
testimony of witnesses who knew Joan of Arc
hasEffect annulled the 1431 condemnation of Joan of Arc
formally declared Joan of Arc innocent
overturned Joan of Arc’s heresy conviction
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
jurisdiction inquisitorial authority of the Church
papal legates
languageOfRecord French
Latin
legalFinding Joan of Arc died as a faithful daughter of the Church
original trial was tainted by fraud and procedural irregularities
legalStatus rehabilitation proceeding
location Paris
Rouen NERFINISHED
mainSubject Joan of Arc
opposedDecisionOf Pierre Cauchon
surface form: Bishop Pierre Cauchon
partOf rehabilitation of Joan of Arc
presidedOverBy Cardinal Guillaume d’Estouteville
Jean Bréhal NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
requestedBy Isabelle Romée
Joan of Arc
surface form: Joan of Arc’s family
result Joan of Arc declared a martyr
condemnation of 1431 declared null and void
significance laid groundwork for later canonization of Joan of Arc
restored Joan of Arc’s reputation in the Church
startTime 1455
subjectOf modern historical studies on Joan of Arc
rehabilitation documents of Joan of Arc

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Joan of Arc posthumousEvent nullification trial of 1455–1456