Inscriptions

Inscription #1854, Innocenti memorial to Alessandro Gianfigliazzi 1742 a

Diplomatic Transcription

ALEXANDER GIANFIGLIAZIUS
ECCLESIAE FLORENTINAE CANONICUS FAESULANI PONTIFICIS VICARIUS.
HVIVS INSIGNIS BREPHOTROPHII MODERATOR VIGILANTISSIMUS
IN PACE HEIC ADQVIESCIT.
ANNORUM XXII SPATIO SVMMA CVM LAVDE PVBLICO BONO EI PRAEFUIT.
LATIFVNDIA ET PROVENTVS RESTITVIT, AVXIT, AMPLIFICAVIT.
VELORVM ORNATV PARIETES ECCLESIAE. SACRARIVM SPLENDIDA
SVPELLECTILE NOBILITAVIT. LECTVLOS SINGVLIS PVELLIS DISTRIBVIT.
IVSTITIA PIETATE FIDE PROBITATE PRVDENTIA
INCREDIBILI IN OMNES HVMANITATE
(M)AGNORUM ETRVRIAE PRINCIPVM BENEVOLENTIAM.
PROCERVM LAVDES. PAVPERVM AMOREM
ET IN FVNERE VBERRIMAS LACRYMAS PROMERVIT.
OB PRAECLARA TANTI PRAESIDIS MERITA. NVLLA TEMPORVM
OBLIVIONE DELENDA. ALUMNI EIVSDEM BREPHOTROPHII PATRI AMANTISSIMO
ET BENEFICENTISSIMO POSVERE.
OBIIT V. EIDVS APRIL. ANNO M.D.CC.XLII AETATIS SVAE LXIII.

Critical Transcription

Alexander Gianfigliazius / ecclesiae florentinae canonicus, faesulani pontificis vicarius / huius insignis brephotrophii moderator vigilantissimus / in pace heic adquiescit. / Annorum XXII spatio summa cum laude publico bono ei praefuit/ Latifundia et proventus restituit, auxit, amplificavit. / Velorum ornatu parietes ecclesiae, sacrarium splendida / supellectile nobilitavit. Lectulos singulis puellis distribuit. / Iustitia, pietate, fide, probitate, prudentia / incredibili, in omnes humanitate / magnorum etruriae principum benevolentiam / procerum laudes, paupervm amorem / et in funere uberrimas lacrymas promervit / Ob praeclara tanti praesidis merita, nulla temporvm / oblivione delenda, alumni eiusdem brephotrophii patri amantissimo / et beneficentissimo posuere. / Obiit v eidus april(is) anno MDCCXLII aetatis suae LXIII.

Regularized Transcription

Alexander Gianfigliazius ecclesiae florentinae canonicus, faesulani pontificis vicarius, huius insignis brephotrophii moderator vigilantissimus in pace heic adquiescit. Annorum XXII spatio summa cum laude publico bono ei praefuit. Latifundia et proventus restituit, auxit, amplificavit. Velorum ornatu parietes ecclesiae, sacrarium splendida supellectile nobilitavit. Lectulos singulis puellis distribuit. Iustitia, pietate, fide, probitate, prudentia incredibili, in omnes humanitate magnorum etruriae principum benevolentiam, procerum laudes, paupervm amorem et in funere uberrimas lacrymas promervit. Ob praeclara tanti praesidis merita, nulla temporvm oblivione delenda, alumni eiusdem brephotrophii patri amantissimo et beneficentissimo posuere. Obiit v eidus aprilis anno MDCCXLII aetatis suae LXIII.

Translation

Alessandro Gianfigliazzi canon of the Florentine church, vicar of the bishop of Fiesole, the most vigilant governor of this distinguished foundling hospital lies here in peace. He was in charge of the common good for a period of twenty-two years with the highest praise for him. He restored, enlarged, and extended its estate and its output. He ennobled the sanctuary with splendid furniture, the walls of the vaults of the church to decorate. He distributed single beds for the children. With justice, loyalty, faith, honesty, discretion and incredible kindess for all, he merited the benevolence of the great princes of Tuscany, the praise of great men, the abundant tears and love of the poor at the funeral. On account of the illustrious merits of such a protector, none of which are about to be destroyed by the forgetfulness of time, the wards of this same foundling hospital placed this tomb for their most loving and kind father. He died on the fifth day before the ides of April in the year 1742, his age 63.