A wrongfully accused girl burned at the stake; a man condemned twice to death by a ruthless Roman emperor; an apostle beheaded at the whim of a vengeful queen; a Franciscan friar who sacrificed his life to save another in a Nazi concentration camp…

While the backgrounds, circumstances, and context of their bravery vary widely, these saints share a powerful bond: their unyielding devotion and sacrifice that resonates through the ages.

Now the accent Fox Nation’s newest immersive docu-series, “The Saints,” — brought to the streaming service by none other than legendary director Martin Scorsese — they are testaments to faith unbroken by persecution and courage undiminished by threat.

“A 14-year-old girl hears voices – the voices of the saints, the word of God. They tell her to dress in men’s clothes, organize an army, lead the French soldiers into battle to put the King of Armagnac on the throne, which she she. does,” said Scorsese, the show’s “Creative Godfather,” as he reflected on the first episode.

If the story of this 14-year-old who cemented her place in history probably sounds familiar, that’s because it is.

MARK WAHLBERG DOESN’T ‘GET AWAY’ FROM HIS FAITH: ‘IT’S JUST THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF MY LIFE’

Martin Scorsese held a discussion with consultant Mary Karr, Father James Martin, author Paul Elie and Father Edward Beck after an exclusive screening of his new FOX Nation series “The Saints.”

She is better known as Joan of Arc – a tenacious leader who believed she was chosen by divine forces to save France from ruin – but her downfall came when she became known as a threat and was accused of unjustly of heresy and witchcraft by the Catholic clergy, sympathetic to the English cause.

“She becomes a political liability, she is captured, tried, convicted, burned at the stake, and at that moment a dove comes out of the fire (as she takes her last breath)…” continued the famous filmmaker.

Scorsese tells Fox Nation viewers that all of Joan’s body burned to ashes, except for her heart, which miraculously remained intact and full of blood.

At least, that’s the story according to witnesses.

For her, sainthood would last almost 500 years, coming in 1920, when she was canonized as the patron saint of soldiers by the very church that condemned her to death.

MARTIN SCORSESE SAYS NEW FOX NATION SERIES ‘THE SAINTS’ IS A STORY HE’S ALWAYS WANTED TO TELL

“Saints” series. opens with the deeply primal and inspiring story of Joan of Arc — available to stream now on Fox Nation — which had its world premiere at the Whitby Hotel in New York City on Thursday. The exclusive screening included a discussion hosted by Scorsese himself.

“I didn’t think it was possible,” Scorsese told the live audience, explaining that the project was originally conceived seven years ago — even though he had “always” wanted to do it.

“I basically grew up living in Old Cathedral of St. Patrick downtown, contemplating, meditating on those statues of saints, different saints, and wondering about their stories,” Scorsese explained. “What is a saint? Is it something superhuman? Can they accomplish something more easily than we can because we are human beings? I realized, “No,” he added. “The idea it is they are people.”

Scorsese, who won the Oscar for best director for his 2006 masterpiece “The Departed,” is no stranger to exploring the subject of faith with works like “Silence” and “The Last Temptation of Christ” — the latter. he joked he was “banned by everyone”. The filmmaker said he was particularly compelled brings history’s most daring saints to life because each asked the question, “How can people live a life of compassion and love?”

Executive producer Martin Scorsese is the “Creative Godfather” of this docudrama series that explores eight of history’s most famous saints. (Laura Carrione/FOX)

Another saint who embodied such compassion and love was Polish monk Maxmilian Kolbe, whose episode was also screened at Whitby on Thursday.

His is a more modern story, taking viewers back to 1940s Europe where, amid World War II and the HolocaustKolbe makes the ultimate sacrifice at Auschwitz, volunteering to die in place of a stranger who had a family… and meeting a brutal end.

Kolbe, believed by some to share anti-Semitic stereotypes at the height of the war, was “converted to humanity” when, as the film puts it, he died next to a Jewish prisoner after suffering excruciating conditions – a man who, in his final , died. gesture, he called his “brother”.

The patron saint of prisoners – and journalists—he was to be canonized in 1982. The man whose life he saved was present.

OHIO STATE FOOTBALL PLAYERS DRAW HUNDREDS TO CAMPUS FAITH EVENT: ‘GOD REALLY SHOWED UP’

Martin Scorsese speaks during his Masterclass at Cinema Massimo on October 8, 2024 in Turin, Italy. (Stefano Guidi/Getty Images)

“I think (saint stories) started with people just telling stories about men and women who did extraordinary things and were extraordinary people who stood up to injustice and cruelty and risked their lives to help other people” , Scorsese said.

filmmaker he told his live audience how important he feels it is to highlight these saints for new generations to come, bringing pieces of the past into the present and future.

“Perhaps the fact that there are saints, were saints and are still saints is something that has been lost to our new generation. Because we don’t live with them. So, I thought this was a good attempt to try to understand what that is and what faith is, really.”

HEISMAN FRONTRUNNER ASHTON JEANTY CREDITS FAITH FOR ‘Ultimate TRANSFORMATION’: ‘MY IDENTITY IS IN CHRIST’

Christianity and faith in general is the path to love, redemption and acceptance, Scorsese said. (Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Even now, years after their deaths, the saints’ legacies live on – bridging humanity to something greater.

“I had the impression that a lot of people are trying to find religion outside of religion… some people are investing their energy in politics and justice. For many, there’s meditation and mindfulness…in general, I know there’s a fear of religion, of the intimacy of faith,” Scorsese continued, “So I think the message is…we’ve seen radical love and radical redemption and radical acceptance. I use the term “radical” because these things are always revelatory… to do this (love others, etc.) you have to expose yourself.”

“You have to risk failure, embarrassment and rejection… all of that at some point, but that gives you the opportunity to see wider and deeper.”

CLICK HERE TO JOIN FOX NATION

“Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints” will premiere in two parts, with the first four episodes to be released on Sunday, November 17, and the finale ending in April and May 2025, spanning the Holy Season.

The eight episodes will explore the lives of Joan of Arc, John the Baptist, Sebastian, Maximilian Kolbe, Francis of Assisi, Thomas Becket, Mary Magdalene and Black Moses, with Scorsese and his team traveling through 2,000 years of history to focus on these extraordinary figures and their extreme acts of kindness, selflessness and sacrifice.

To watch weekly installments of “The Saints”, sign up for Fox Nation and start streaming the series today. Fox Nation is offering a 3-month free trial with promo code “SAINTS.”

Fox News’ Brian Flood contributed to this report.