Church of Saint-Catherine

The Church of Saint-Catherine is a church in the French commune of Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois. Both the church and the commune are under the patronage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria.

History

On 22 February 1429, Jeanne d'Arc and her entourage stopped at Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois on their way to Chinon, managing to celebrating mass in the church. At night, Jeanne and Gabriel Laxart entered the church and prayed near the altar, close to a statue of Saint Catherine near the altar. Gabriel felt a pull to be closer to the statue, but could not explain it.

Days later, on 7 March, Gabriel, now accompannied by Jean de Metz, returned to the village to retrieve a sword Jeanne's "voices" said to be hers. Pressed by de Metz, Gabriel admitted to feeling a pull towards the statue, to which de Metz remarked that Jeanne's instructions to locate the sword mentioned that they would need to dig beneath the statue to find it. The next day, the sword was unearthed and Father Michel unveiled it to Gabriel and de Metz before it was sent to be meticulously cleaned.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Heresy