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Stones of the
Apostles
Stone of the Apostle Saint Peter:
Jasper
Stone
of the Apostle Saint Andrew: Carbuncle
(Garnet)
Stone of the Apostle Saints James & John:
Emerald
Stone
of the Apostle Saint Philip: Carnelian
Stone
of the Apostle Saint James: Sardonyx
(A combination of parallel layers of carnelian
and onyx.)
Stone of the Apostle Saint Bartholomew:
Chrysolite (Peridot & Olivine)
Stone of the Apostle Saint Thomas:
Beryl (Aquamarine & Emerald)
Stone of the Apostle Saint Matthew:
Topaz
Stone of the Apostle Saint Jude Thaddeus:
Chrysophrase
Stone of the Apostle Saint 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 Saint Matthias: Amethyst
Stone of the Apostle to the Gentiles Saint
Paul: Sapphire (A variety of corundum;
the ancient use of the term sapphire is frequently
translated as lapis lazuli.)
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