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16:13 May 26, 2008 |
Latin to English translations [Non-PRO] Architecture / St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church Inscription | |||||||
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3 | He caused the Church, sacred to God, of Saint Martin the Vicar to be built (in) 1726. |
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He caused the Church, sacred to God, of Saint Martin the Vicar to be built (in) 1726. Language variant: D[eo] sacram aedem S[ancti] Martini Parochiani extrui fec[it] Explanation: 'D.', considering its position just before 'sacram', seems to me to be most likely an abbreviation for 'Deo'. 'S.' is a common abbreviation for 'Sanctus'. 'Extruifec' is certainly for 'extrui' + some perfect form of 'facere', probably 'fecit', but quite possibly 'fecerunt'. 'Parochiani' is a very strange word; I deduce its meaning of 'Vicar' from the meaning of 'parochia', from which it obviously derives and which may mean not only 'parish' but also 'the place of jurisdiction of a parish'. The suffix '-anus' I therefore take to refer to the person who exercises that jurisdiction. The Saint Martin mentioned is presumably Saint Martin of Tours, for whom cf. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09732b.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days28 mins (2008-05-28 16:41:55 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Actually, Nina may well be correct that 'parochiani' is nom. pl. In that case, the inscription could be rendered, taking 'fec' as 'fecerunt', 'The parishioners of St. Martin caused the Church, sacred to God, to be built (in) 1726. |
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