Continued from yesterday…
Let’s see the text…
DISCE HOSPES AQVAE HVIVS PERENNITATIM
E SCATEBRA INEXHAVSTA
EA EST ANTONII CARDINALIS BARBARINI LIBERALITAS
DISCE SVAVITATEM
EAM APES PROFVNDVNT
SAPOR IN AQVIS CAETERIS VITIVM
IN HAC MEL ET NECTAR EST
NVLLA MELIOR INILVAT IN HORTOS AQVA
DVM APES PROPINANT
MELLEAM FLORES VSVRAM BIBVNT
D THOMAS MENTIVS ABBAS GENERALIS
GRATIAE REFERENDAE SITIENS P
A D M M DC XLII
Lovely! Who would like to render this into accurate and yet smooth English?
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And… considering the ramp up of the demonic these days:
The Cross and Medal of Saint Benedict: A Mystical Sign of Divine Power edited by Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB.
This is a handy volume with quotes from famous saints and writers about Benedict, a hagiographical account of his life, a brief account of the Order and then a detailed look at the St. Benedict Medal.
One person who took a stab at this inscription sent:
The sender is right. The Barbarini family coat of arms has three bees. You see the Barbarini Bees all over Rome, including buzzing around in the decorative ivy crawling up the serpentine columns of the main altar of St. Peter’s.
Another…
I couldn’t quite figure out the deal with the bees… fascinating!
This is why after all these years, I still need a gloss to read latin poetry. I’ll read a couple of lines and think “what is he talking about now?” Even when I know all the words. Context matters!