It was regarded as the Stone of all Stones because it was most venerated by the people of the East. Buddhists used it as a tool to inspire prayer as it was considered that the stone brings happiness and peace, but only to those who lived a moral life. Other cultures used it to make peace with their enemies, to reveal the secrets of oracles and to guard chastity.

The rest of the population believed that it would attract blessings. For centuries clergy wore these stones which they believed represented Heaven. In the Middle Ages the Romans, Greek kings and queens believed that the Sapphire would protect its owner from harm and envy. Sapphire refers to the stone of garments and to the Priest of the Issacar folk.

There is a dispute surrounding the word ‘Sapir’ and its translation from the book of Exodus 28:18. This September birthstone also holds the tale of the Ten Commandments, handed to Moses, which was written on it. Sappeiros is the Greek word for Blue stone, but was known as Lapiz Lazuli at the time, which explains what the rock consists of (mineral variety of corundum and aluminum oxide).

Sapphire september birthstone