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Help translating Mezzofanti’s tombstone
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administrator Hexaglot Forum Admin Switzerland FXcuisine.com Joined 7164 days ago 3094 posts - 2987 votes 12 sounds Speaks: French*, English^C2, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian Personal Language Map	Message 1 of 5 14 March 2006 at 11:58am \| IP Logged
	I am preparing a short update for the anniversary of Mezzofanti's death with pictures of his birth house and tombstone. There are texts in Latin on both and I don't know how to translate them: HEIC � IN � SEDE � HONORIS � SUI SITUS � EST JOSEPHUS � MEZZOFANTI � S � R � E � CABD INNOCENTIA � MORUM � ET � PIETATE � MEMORANDUS ITEMQUE � OMNIUM � DOCTRINARUM AC � ETERTJM � NOVORUMQUE � IDIOMATUM� SCIENTIA PLANE � SINGULARIS � ET � FAMA � ULTIORI � ORBI NOTISSIMUS BONONIAE � NATUS � AN � MDCCLXXIV ROMAE � DECESSIT � AN � MDCCCXLVIIII 1 person has voted this message useful
kiwi Diglot Newbie United Kingdom Joined 6628 days ago 15 posts - 15 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, French Studies: Spanish, Mandarin	Message 2 of 5 14 March 2006 at 12:41pm \| IP Logged
	Ok, I'm not particularly sure about this but I'll give it a go: UPON SIXTEEN HONORABLY Himself REGION Is JOSEPHUS MEZZOFANTI S R OUT OF BLAMELESS � TO LINGER AND PIETY REMEMBERED LIKEWISE ALL � DOCTRINE AND � ETERNAL NOVORUMQUE IDIOMATUM� Knowledge PLAINLY � ALONE � AND � TALK � AVENGING � Circle NOTISSIMUS BONONIAE � TO BE BORN � OR MDCCLXXIV IN ROME � DECREASE � OR MDCCCXLVIIII That is pretty much what it says, although it is in old Latin - I think - and difficult to translate. It says he died on the sixteenth. It was not his fault. Doctor and eternal ???????? He was born in Bologne and died in Rome. Born in 1774 and died in 1849. Sorry I can't give a precise translation but it's a little confusing. :) 1 person has voted this message useful
boaziano Triglot Newbie Italy Joined 6748 days ago 21 posts - 21 votes 1 sounds Speaks: Italian*, Sanskrit, English Studies: Hindi, Tibetan, Tamil	Message 3 of 5 28 March 2006 at 4:41am \| IP Logged
	This is my hypothesis: In this place, in his honor, is located Giuseppe Mezzofanti, cardinal of Holy Roman Church. To be remembered for his integrity and devotion. Fully unique for his knowledge of all sciences as well as of the ancient and modern languages. Well-known for his fame in the world of the most learned. Born in Bologna in 1774 Died in Rome in 1849 __________________________________________________ s.r.e. card. = sante romanae ecclesiae cardinalis. an. = anno = in the year. 1 person has voted this message useful
boaziano Triglot Newbie Italy Joined 6748 days ago 21 posts - 21 votes 1 sounds Speaks: Italian*, Sanskrit, English Studies: Hindi, Tibetan, Tamil	Message 4 of 5 02 April 2006 at 9:02am \| IP Logged
	I send you also the Bologna inscription: HEIC* � ORBIS* � MIRACLUM* � EST � MEZZOFANTIVS � ORTVS VNVS � QVI � LINGVAS � CALLVIT � OMNIGENAS QUI NACQUE MEZZOFANTI IL SOL CHE APPRESE MIRABILMENTE IL DIR D�OGNI PAESE DISTICO* BILINGUE IMPROVVISATO DAL PROF.* CAV. DON VINCENZO MIGNANI [* = not sure] here was born Mezzofanti prodigy of the earth the only one who knew every language here was born Mezzofanti the only one who incredibly learned the language of every country bilingual distich improvised by professor knight don Vincenzo Mignani __________________________________________________ QVI OV�ERA UNA BOTTEGA DI LEGNAIUOLO GIUSEPPE MEZZOFANTI MASSIMO DE POLIGLOTTI NEL 1781 DI ANNI 7 CON FRANCESCO SUO PADRE TRATTAVA LA PIALLA E LA SEGA DON VINCENZO MIGNANI PROF � DETTO NEL 1871 in this place wherein a carpenter�s shop was Giuseppe Mezzofanti greatest of polyglots in 1781 at age of 7 with his father Francesco worked with plane and saw professor don Vincenzo Mignani � told in 1871 1 person has voted this message useful
administrator Hexaglot Forum Admin Switzerland FXcuisine.com Joined 7164 days ago 3094 posts - 2987 votes 12 sounds Speaks: French*, English^C2, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian Personal Language Map	Message 5 of 5 02 April 2006 at 12:08pm \| IP Logged
	Thanks Giovanni! 1 person has voted this message useful

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