Inscriptions

Inscription #1799, S. Croce 003d Francesco di Lionardo Buonarroti 1632

Diplomatic Transcription

D O M / FR • FRANCISCO BONARROTIO LEONARDI F / EQ • HIEROS • S • IOAN • IN FONTE COMMEND • / FR • ANTONII DE PAVLA M M • PRO LINGVA ITAL • A SECR • / PRVDENTIA FIDE ANIMI CANDORE / INSTITVTORVM AC RER • GEST • SVI ORDINIS / EXIMIA COGNITIONE PRAECELLENTI /
MICHAELANGELVS B • VT PENES OSSA MAIORVM / VEL NOMINI LOCVS ESSET FRATRI SVAVISS • P • / OBIIT MELITAE IIII NON • OCT • / ANN • SAL • MDCXXXII AETATIS SVAE LVIII

Critical Transcription

D(eo) O(ptimo) M(aximo). F(ratri) Francisco Bonarotis Leonardi f(ilio) Eq(uiti) Hieros(olimitano) S(ancti) Joan(nis) in fonte commend(atoris) Fr(atris) Antonii de Paula m(agni) m(agistri) pro Lingua Ital(ica) a Secr(etorum) Prudentia Fide animi candore institutorum ac rer(um) gest(arum) sui ordinis eximia cognitione precellenti Michaelangelus B(onarotius) ut penes ossa Maiorum vel nomini locus esset Fratri suaviss(imo) p(osuit). Obiit Melitae IIII Non(as) Oct(obris) Ann(o) Sal(utis) MDCXXXII aetatis suae LVIII

Regularized Transcription

Deo Optimo Maximo. Fratri Francisco Bonarotis Leonardi filio Equiti Hierosolimitano Sancti Joannis in fonte commendatoris Fratris Antonii de Paula magni magistri pro Lingua Italica a secretorum prudentia fide animi candore institutorum ac rerum gestarum sui ordinis eximia cognitione precellenti Michaelangelus Bonarotius ut penes ossa maiorum vel nomini locus esset fratri suavissimo posuit. Obiit Melitae IIII nonas octobris anno salutis MDCXXXII aetatis suae LVIII

Translation

To God the Most High. For brother Francesco Buonarroti son of Lionardo, knight of Saint John of Jerusalem, in accordance with the principal cause of the commander brother Antoine de Paule Grand Master of the Italian Langue, who was preeminent through his prudence with secret matters, his faith, candor of heart and his exceptional knowledge of the institutions and accomplishments of his order, Michelangelo Buonarroti placed this monument in order that there would be a place for his sweetest brother among the bones of his ancestors. He died in Malta on the 4th nones of October [October 4th] in the year of salvation 1632. His age was 58.