Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 October 2022
THE INSCRIPTION ON THE MARIAN END OF THE SHRINE
PLENA SALUTIS AVE NOXAM QUE DILUIS EVE
Hail, full of well-being/eternal life, you who wash away the sin of Eve.
THE INSCRIPTION ON THE HERIBERT END OF THE SHRINE
HAS PRESUL XPI VITE SOCIAS HABUISTI
Bishop, you had these companions of Christ's life.
THE PROPHETS INSCRIPTION (ABOVE THE SOCLE) STARTING ON
SIDE ONE (PETER SIDE) AND CONTINUING ON SIDE TWO (PAUL SIDE)
PATRES LEGALES VIRTUTE VIRI SPECIALES
LEGIS DOCTORES JUSTICIE MONITORES
NUBE SUB OBSCURA PRECOGNOSCENDO FUTURA
QUEM PREDIXERUNT XPI REGNUM MERUERUNT.
The fathers of the law, special men with authority,
teachers of the law, exhorters of justice,
under obscure concealment, knowing the future in advance,
merited the kingdom of Christ whom they predicted.
QUI PATRIARCHARUM GENEROSA STIRPE CREATUR
ORDO PROPHETARUM PRESAGUS VATICINATUR
XPM VENTURUM VITE QUI STATUM REPARARI
HOSTEM CASURUM VETEREM CULPAM VACUARI
That is created by the noble lineage of the patriarchs,
the foreseeing line of the prophets prophesy
the future Christ, that the condition of life to be repaired [by the vine]
the archenemy having fallen down, the fault of former times to be annihilated.
THE APOSTLES INSCRIPTION (BELOW THE CORNICE) STARTING ON
SIDE ONE (PETER SIDE) AND CONTINUING ON SIDE TWO (PAUL SIDE)
HIC FONTES HELY SUNT HIC PANES DUODENI
HIC QUI JACOB SPECIES HIC TOT LAPIDES RADIANTES
ORDINE BISSENO VIRTUTIS DOGMATE PLENO
FULGET APOSTOLICUS PER FULVA METALLA SENATUS
Here are the fountains of Elim, here the twelve Eucharistic breads,
here the representation of Jacob, here so many gleaming gems.
In the order of twice six, rich in Christian teaching and authority
the apostolic fathers shine by means of yellowish gold.
NEMPE RIGANS SACIANS TENEBRARUM DEVIA VITANS
ISTE SYON SOLIDAT QUAM TERNO ROBORE QUADRAT
SICQUE DEI TRINI PER BIS DUO CLIMATA MUNDI
VERA FIDES PER EUM LONGUM FIRMATUR IN EVUM
Truly, imbibing, appropriating, shunning the errors of darkness,
this makes Sion solid which forms a harmony with triple strength.
And so, across two times two regions of the world of the Triune God
faith is strengthened for a long time through Him.
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