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Stones of the Apostles
Stone of the Apostle St. Peter:
Jasper
Stone of the Apostle St. Andrew:
Carbuncle (Garnet)
Stone of the Apostle Sts. James & John:
Emerald
Stone of the Apostle St. Philip:
Carnelian
Stone of the Apostle St. James:
Sardonyx (A combination of parallel layers of carnelian and
onyx.)
Stone of the Apostle St. Bartholomew:
Chrysolite (Peridot & Olivine)
Stone of the Apostle St. Thomas:
Beryl (Aquamarine & Emerald)
Stone of the Apostle St. Matthew:
Topaz
Stone of the Apostle St. Jude Thaddeus:
Chrysophrase
Stone of the Apostle St. Simon the
Zealot: Jacinth (Synonymous in the Bible with hyacinth,
used by the ancients to refer to blue. Modern translations refer to
it as the gem zircon.)
Stone of the Apostle St. Matthias:
Amethyst
Stone of the Apostle to the Gentiles St.
Paul: Sapphire (A variety of corundum; the ancient use of
the term sapphire is frequently translated as lapis lazuli.) |