Which saint did Joan of Arc say first spoke to her during her visions?

Joan of Arc said that Saint Michael was the first saint to speak to her during her visions.

According to Joan’s testimony, Michael appeared to her when she was a young girl in Domrémy. She later said that Saints Catherine and Margaret also guided her. Her descriptions linked these voices and visions to a religious mission to aid France and support Charles VII.

Saint Michael was especially significant in medieval Christianity as an archangel associated with spiritual combat and the defeat of evil. His role made him a fitting figure for Joan’s understanding of her mission during wartime.

Joan’s vision accounts come mainly from the records of her condemnation trial and the later rehabilitation trial. These documents preserve her own testimony but were written down by court officials, so wording varies between translations. The three saints named most consistently by Joan are Michael, Catherine, and Margaret.