Inscriptions

Inscription #2222, S. Felicita 12.5b cartella

Diplomatic Transcription

Templum hoc Deo, et B. Felicitati dicatum, et annis iam DCC peractis, sacris hisce Virginibus a Rom: Pontifice datum; Nicolaus II. qui earum Moansterium fere destructum, dum episcopali munere in Florentina sede fungeret. cooptato Nobilium Sanctimonialiū Collegio, reedificādum curaverat; Summus Pontifex factus Anno MLIX. sept. die Novembris, quę fuit dies dominica solemniter consecravit. Quarū rerū ne memoria pereat Sanctes Arsettatus eiusdem Templi Prior: monum: hoc Pon: cur: Ann: MDC.

Critical Transcription

Templum hoc Deo, et B(eatae) Felicitati dicatum, et annis iam DCC peractis, sacris hisce Virginibus a Rom(ano) Pontifice datum; Nicolaus II. qui earum Monasterium fere destructum, dum episcopali munere in Florentina Sede fungeret(ur) cooptato Nobilium Sanctimonialiu(m) Collegio, re(a)edifica(n)dum curaverat; Summus Pontifex factus Anno MLIX sept(imo) die Novembris, qu(a)e fuit dies dominica solemniter consecravit. Quaru(m) reru(m) ne memoria pereat Sanctes Arsettatus eiusdem Templi Prior. monum(entum) hoc pon(endum) cur(avit) Ann(o) MDC.

Regularized Transcription

Templum hoc Deo, et Beatae Felicitati dicatum, et annis iam DCC peractis, sacris hisce Virginibus a Romano Pontifice datum; Nicolaus II. qui earum Monasterium fere destructum, dum episcopali munere in Florentina Sede fungeretur cooptato Nobilium Sanctimonialium Collegio, reaedificandum curaverat; Summus Pontifex factus Anno MLIX septimo die Novembris, quae fuit dies dominica solemniter consecravit. Quarum rerum ne memoria pereat Sanctes Arsettatus eiusdem Templi Prior monumentum hoc ponendum curavit Anno MDC.

Translation

This church dedicated to God and to Saint Felicita, and having been completed now for 700 years, given to these holy virgins by the Roman High Priest, Nicholas II, who, while in the episcopal service in the Florentine seat, was discharged by the chosen college of noble religious, had undertaken that their nearly destroyed monastery be rebuilt. The highest priest solemnly consecrated this in the year 1059 on the seventh day of November, which was the Lord's day. Lest memory of these things pass away, Santi Arsetti himself, prior of the church, took care that this monument be placed in the year 1600.