The problem with writing a blog read by Bible scholars is that mistakes are unlikely to go unnoticed. When I checked the PhotoGuide and saw the masculine spelling "Jean," it did raise a doubt in my mind, but not enough to make me examine it further. Since I wrote the PhotoGuide, I'm certainly at fault for the erroneous information, though I'm now curious to know whether I was passing on an error in my sources (which included popular guidebooks as well as academic works) or whether I merely misunderstood something I read. At any rate, I appreciate the correction.

Bad example aside, the PhotoGuide has been a great source of help at many of the other sites we've visited here, and having it on the iPad has provided the perfect combination of depth and portability. I'll talk about that in tomorrow's post.

Joan of Arc was not canonized until 1920, so she could not be called "St." before then. The French spelling of her name is Jeanne d'Arc, not Jean d'Acre. Jean is a masculine name (John) and referes to the John in the NT, patron saint of the Hospitallers, whose big fortress can be visited in the town.