In European lore, Sapphire is linked to the Greek hero Prometheus, who introduced fire to mankind, against the will of the gods. According to medieval lore, Sapphire cools unwise passions and promote a love of Truth and Wisdom above all else.
This practice appears to have started around the same period that priests were forced to remain celibate. Because of these spiritual traditions, the Roman Catholic Church has long favored Blue Sapphires, giving them as ecclesiastical rings to Bishops and other high ranking priests. In later Christian writings, Sapphire was thought to be linked to St. This Sapphire was most likely inscribed with the Tribe of Dan. Each of the gemstones on the Breastplate were inscribed with the symbol for one of the Twelves Tribes of Israel. The design for the Breastplate was given by God to Moses, whose brother Aaron was the first to wear it. Similarly, Sapphire is listed as the fifth of the twelve stones which decorated the breastplate of the High Priest of ancient Israel. A softer blue stone, such as Lapis Lazuli, is far more plausible. Considering Sapphire’s incredible hardness and the technology of that period, this is very unlikely. According to one tradition, the Ten Commandments were written on Sapphires. Numerous writings describe Sapphires that were engraved with powerful words. In the oldest lapidaries, the name Sapphire was used to denote any brilliant blue gemstone.
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