anyone want to give this a try? I am attempting to get an exact translation of this: EPISCOPIS EX ORBE UNIVERSO QUI APOSTOLICAE SEDIS IURIBUS PROPUGNATIS RE ROMANA UBIQUE DEFENSA PII IX PONT MAX DESIDERIO OBSEQUUTI EIDE M VI ID IUN AN MDCCCLXII CAELESTES HONORES SANCTIS NOVENSILIBUS DECERNENTI ADFUERE CIVES ROMANI PATRIBUS ET ADSERTORIBUS CATHOLICI NOMINIS I have started to but I am having trouble and thought I would throw this out there and see if someone knows enough more modern latin to translate better and let me know what a few of these words I am having trouble with are. I know it is refering to pope Pius IX and 1862. This is a medal refering to the cannonization of the 26 martyrs of japan and Michael de Sanctis. This is what I have managed to cobble together...I took latin but some of these words I cannot figure out, its not quite the same type of latin I studied: Bishop of entire world who Apostolic See (justice?) PROPUGNATIS (fight?) in Rome defend Pius IX Pontifus Maximus wish for indulgence EIDE? M? 6 ID IUN AN 1862 Heavenly Honors of the Saints NOVENSILIBUS determines ADFUERE state? Roman homeland and ADSERTORIBUS Catholics Name? I know...needs work...any help cleaning this up would be most welcome.
The reason you are having trouble is that most of the words are abreviated ! Let me have a go: what about : Bishop of the universal world, the seat of the apostles (literally: Which is of the seat of the apostles. ) Lawgiver, defending the bussiness (lit. Things) and the city of Rome, Pius IX pontifus maximus decided upon the sixth of June in the year 1862 to bring such heavenly honours to.....????? in the name of the Catholic People and by the father of Rome. This is a bit rough, because I don't have a dictionary... but I think it is an improvement..
Basically it is a long rendering of the Pope's titles and then it goes into him canonizing these people...nice piece !
thanks! This is the translation I am going with...after breaking it down in commitee The citizens of Rome (render homage to) the bishops from all over the world, fathers and protectors of the Catholic name, who, after defending the rights of the papacy and everywhere acting as advocates of Roman Catholic affairs, heeded the summons of Pope Pius IX and, on June 8, 1862, attended his conferment of heavenly honors upon the newly-elevated saints. --With thanks to Curtis Clay
