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E05762: Latin inscription with a poem commemorating the embellishment with silver of the tomb of *Agnes (virgin and martyr of Rome, S00097) by Pope Honorius I (625-638). Now lost, but originally probably displayed at the tomb of Agnes in her basilica on the via Nomentana, Rome (S. Agnese fuori le mura).
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posted on 2018-06-18, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiinclita vota suis adquirunt premia laudis,
dum perfecta micant mente, fide, meritis.
virginis hoc Agne clauduntur membra sepulchro
que incorrupt tamen vita sepulta tenet.
hoc opus argento construxit Honorius amplo
martyris et sancte virginis ob meritum
4. incorrupta Marini, Ferrua, incorrupti both codices, de Rossi, incorrputa vita Jubaru, refuted by Ferrua
'Vows bring the famous prizes of glory to those who make them, when fulfilled they glitter with the spirit, faith, and merits. The limbs of the virgin Agnes are enclosed within this tomb, which it holds uncorrupted although dead and buried. Honorius made this structure (hoc opus construxit) and fitted it lavishly with silver for the merits of the martyr and holy virgin.'
Text: ICVR, n.s., VIII, no. 20755 = EDB12054. Translation: P. Nowakowski.
dum perfecta micant mente, fide, meritis.
virginis hoc Agne clauduntur membra sepulchro
que incorrupt tamen vita sepulta tenet.
hoc opus argento construxit Honorius amplo
martyris et sancte virginis ob meritum
4. incorrupta Marini, Ferrua, incorrupti both codices, de Rossi, incorrputa vita Jubaru, refuted by Ferrua
'Vows bring the famous prizes of glory to those who make them, when fulfilled they glitter with the spirit, faith, and merits. The limbs of the virgin Agnes are enclosed within this tomb, which it holds uncorrupted although dead and buried. Honorius made this structure (hoc opus construxit) and fitted it lavishly with silver for the merits of the martyr and holy virgin.'
Text: ICVR, n.s., VIII, no. 20755 = EDB12054. Translation: P. Nowakowski.
History
Evidence ID
E05762Saint Name
Agnes, virgin and martyr of Rome : S00097Saint Name in Source
AgnesRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.) Archaeological and architectural - Internal cult fixtures (crypts, ciboria, etc.) Archaeological and architectural - Extant reliquaries and related fixtures Literary - Poems Archaeological and architectural - Cult buildings (churches, mausolea)Language
- Latin