Where did Joan of Arc say she found the sword used on her mission?

Joan of Arc said she found the sword at Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois.

According to accounts connected with Joan’s military career, a sword was discovered behind the altar of the church of Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois. The weapon was identified through markings or descriptions associated with Joan’s instructions, and it was sent to her after she reached the area in 1429.

Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois was a pilgrimage site in Touraine, not far from the route toward Chinon and the Loire valley. Joan’s association with a sword found at a saint’s church contributed to the religious and symbolic image surrounding her mission. Medieval weapons were also practical military objects, so the story combines devotional meaning with the realities of campaigning.

The famous sword should not be confused with Joan’s banner. Contemporary and later accounts emphasize that the banner was especially important to her identity, while the sword was a weapon used in the campaign. Details about the exact weapon and its later fate are less certain than the church tradition reporting its discovery.