Premise: Joan of Arc ( Jeanne d'Arc , [ ʒan daʁk ] ; 6 January c. 1412 -- 30 May 1431 ) , nicknamed `` The Maid of Orléans '' ( La Pucelle d'Orléans ) , is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years ' War and was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint . In 1456 , an inquisitorial court authorized by Pope Callixtus III examined the trial , debunked the charges against her , pronounced her innocent , and declared her a martyr . She was beatified in 1909 and canonized in 1920 .
Hypothesis: Joan of Arc was excommunicated.
Label: CONTRADICTION