Next to Mezzofanti's tombstone on the exterior wall of Sant'Onofrio Church on the Janiculum hill in Rome is a plaque about Chateaubriand, the French writer, which I think conveys well the magical character of that place.

Original text SI J'AI LE BONHEUR DE FINIR MES JOURS ICI, JE ME SUIS ARRANGE POUR AVOIR A SAINTE-ONUPHRE UN REDUIT JOIGNANT LA CHAMBRE OU LE TASSE EXPIRA... DANS UN DES PLUS BEAUX SITES DE LA TERRE, PARMI LES ORANGERS ET LES CHENES-VERTS, ROME ENTIERE SOUS MES YEUX CHAQUE MATIN EN ME METTANT A L'OUVRAGE, ENTRE LE LIT DE MORT ET LA TOMBE DU POETE, J'INVOQUERAI LE GENIE DE LA GLOIRE ET DU MALHEUR. Chateaubriand, Mémoires d'Outre Tombe, Tome V Cette plaque a été apposée le 20 Décembre 1948 pour le centenaire de la mort de Chateaubriand.

Translation IF I AM FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO FINISH MY TIME ON THIS EARTH HERE, I MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE IN SANT'ONOFRIO A SMALL ROOM NEXT TO THE ONE WHERE IL TASSO DIED ... IN ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES ON EARTH, WITHIN ORANGE TREES AND GREEN OAKS, WITH ALL OF ROME UNDER MY EYES, EVERY MORNING WHEN STARTING MY WORK BETWEEN THE DEATH BED AND THE POET'S TOMB, I WILL INVOKE THE GENIUS OF GLORY AND THAT OF UNHAPPINESS. Chateaubriand, Souvenirs from beyond the grave, Tome V This plaque was set on December 20th, 1948 for the anniversary of Chateaubriand's death.