I believe at the time, St. Petersburg was founded in order to replace Moscow, which had been destroyed at the time.
To go eat dirt with some friends
St. Joan of Arc is a national heroine of France. She was a peasant girl who, believing that she was acting under divine guidance, led the French army in a momentous victory at Orléans in 1429. That repulsed the English try to conquer France during the time of the Hundred Years' War.
It means the personal freedom to follow whatever religion you choose, or
NO religion if that's your choice, in any way you want as long as you don't
bother other people, without any interference from laws or other people,
and without any penalty or discrimination no matter what your choice is.
That seems like such common sense that it's hard to understand that
in huge parts of the world, that's not the way it is at all.
