The World’s Best Sacristan™ sent this inscription which tells an interesting story. To make it easier for you to provide us with your own accurate rendering, here is the transcription.
ANNO DOMINI MDCCLXIII
DIE FESTO S. PHILIPPI NERI XXVI. MAII
IOSEPH ANDERLINI DIOECESIS NOVARIENSIS
CAECVS
PERGENS AD ECCLESIAM S. MARIAE IN VALLICELLA
DVCTVS AB ANDREA ROTINI
DE EIVSDEM S. PHILIPPI MERITIS SIMVL COLLOQVENTES
HOC LOCI
SOLVS BREVI TEMPORIS SPATIO RELICTVS A SOCIO
IN HVIVS PVTEI LABRO SESSVS
PERICVLI NESCIUS IN PROFVNDVM PROLAPSVS EST
MINISTRATO AVTEM QVO SESE PRAECINXIT FVNE
NON SINE MIRACVLO INDE ILLAESVS EMERSIT
MVTATISQVE MADEFACTIS VESTIBVS
AD LIBERATOREM SVVM CVM SOCIO
GRATIAS ACTVRVS ACCESSIT
MARCHIO VINCENTIVS ORIGO MEMORIAE CAVSA POSVIT
It helps to know Latin when getting about in Rome. It’s everywhere and packs a lot of information.
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