The name
Sancta means "saint" in Latin — a tribute to Saint Rita of Cascia, patron of Santa Cruz in Rio Grande do Norte, where the group was born.
Our story
Saint, backland and colour
The Borborema
Between Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte, the pegmatites of the Borborema Province have yielded tourmalines, aquamarines, morganites and other gems for decades.
Paraíba tourmaline
Discovered in Paraíba in the late 1980s, copper-bearing tourmaline conquered the world with its neon blue — and with the state's own name.
The Sancta standard
Rigorous selection, precision cutting, complete documentation and direct service.