Description

Birthstone Rosary – Emerald May in gold plating

Chain Rosary design

stunning rosary

71cm in length

Presented in an organza bag

We
used 6mm round emerald green glass beads.  Each bead is capped with gold plated flower spacers, which in turn have tiny emerald green seed beads on either side. The Mystery beads are a mixture of various, Emerald Green Austrian Glass crystal and 4mm round emerald green  glass beads. Each
bead is
capped with  gold plated flower caps, and emerald green seed beads.  The center piece is gold plated and  features Our lady of Mejugorje and the Divine Mercy. The
crucifix is  of a simple design, gold plated and  4.5cm long.

We make to order to your specific needs and requests.Our Specialty rosary’s and chaplets are handmade in South Africa. We take care to
ensure that these rosaries are UNIQUE in design.  Therefore we only have
one listed rosary under our special rosaries, and usually a limited
edition of our Chaplet design.  We also take pride in using good quality
beads, chain, pins, center pieces and crucifix’s.

The May birthstone,


emerald


,
was one of Cleopatra’s favorite gems. It has long been associated with
fertility, rebirth, and love. Ancient Romans went so far as to dedicate
this stone to Venus, the goddess of love and beauty. Today, it is
thought that emeralds signify wisdom, growth, and patience.

The
emerald has been a gem of fascination in many cultures for over six
thousand years. It is so prized, that carat for carat, a fine emerald
may be two to three times as valuable as a


diamond


.
According to Indian mythology, the name emerald was first translated
from Sanskrit as “marakata,” meaning “the green of growing things.” The
name we know it as now is believed to come from an ancient Persian word,
translated to Latin as “smaragdus,” and eventually over time, corrupted
to “emerald.” Records show that the stone was known and sold in markets
in Babylon as early as 4000 BC. It is a stone that was worshiped by the
Incas and mentioned in

biblical information about the apocalypse

. The earliest reference to emeralds in Western literature come from

Aristotle

.
He was a great fan of the gemstone and wrote that owning an emerald
increases the owner’s importance in presence and speech during business,
gives victory in trials, helps settle litigation, and comforts and
soothes eyesight. He also stated “An emerald hung from the neck or worn
in a ring will prevent the falling sickness (epilepsy). We, therefore,
commend noblemen that it be hanged about the necks of their children
that they fall not into this complaint.”

There have been many beliefs that the emerald brings goodness into one’s
life. The Roman magician Damigeron stated in the second century BC that
an emerald “influences every kind of business, and if you remain chaste
while you wear it, it adds substance to both the body and the speech.”
The second century Mahabharata also commended the stone. The emerald has
always been seen as a symbol of fidelity.

During the Middle Ages

it was believed that it would keep a woman chaste. Not surprisingly,
the same was not believed to be true for a man. In various languages, it
was also stated that emeralds enable people to foretell future events
if put on the tongue or worn on the left side of the body. Emeralds were
also believed to reveal what was true or false and was said to be a
sure antidote for enchantments and spells. They were also to give
eloquence in speech and make people more intelligent and honest. It is
believed that emeralds contain the energy that is necessary to bring
creative form to your work. And it was once believed that a high quality
emerald would change hues to alert the wearer to impending danger. They
also help one express love, devotion, and adoration.

Emerald plays a vital role in religion, as well. Green is the holy color
of Islam, and the states belonging to the Arab world possess green
banners symbolizing the unity of Islam. In the Catholic Church, green
has a special meaning as well, since it has always been considered the
most natural and elementary color in liturgy. Some say that an Emerald
in a shape of a bowl fell off the Satan’s crown. That bowl was later
used by Christ at the last supper, and Joseph of Arimathea caught
Christ’s blood dripping from the cross in that bowl, founding the order
of the

Holy Grail

.

The emerald’s
healing powers have been associated with the skeletal system, the flesh
and skin, the cardiovascular system, the adrenal glands, the kidneys,
liver and intestinal system. The stone is also considered to be very
cleansing and prevents infection and diseases. It was once believed that
a mother who wears emeralds keeps her child safe from complications
during childbirth. Paracelsus recommended the emerald be ground up with
laudanum, an opium derivative, as a medicine for certain fevers and
ailments. There are many ailments that are believed to be cured by
emeralds. Disorders that emeralds have been used for include colic,
burns, ulcers, headaches, tension, influenza, epilepsy, high blood
pressure, heart disorders, neuralgia, cancer, skin disorders, dysentery,
syphilis, fevers, nausea, vomiting, indigestion, asthma and anemia. The
emerald was also once prized as an antidote in cases of poisoning. Even
today, the powder of poorer quality emeralds is used in folk medicines
in

China