Inscriptions in Il Gesù, Roma

## Jerzy Radziwill (1600)

**GEORGII TIT S SIXTI**

**S.R.E.PRESB.**

**CARDINALIS RADZIVILI**

**EPISCOPO CRACOVIENSIS**

**DVCIA OLICAE**

**ET NIESVISII**

Cardinal Jerzy Radziwill died in Rome during the Jubilee of 1600.

## Camillo Curti (1611)

**D O M**

**CAMILLO CVRTO I V D**

**GRABEDONENSI CIVI ROMAANO**

**QVI CAVSARVM IN HAC VRVE PATRONVS**

**ITA CONATVS EST VTI HVMANO FORO**

**VT IN DIVINIS REVS NON ESSET**

**NVNC PIVM IVDICEM SVPREMA LITIS**

**EX QVA PENDET AETERNITAS**

**PELNIOR HIC EXPECTAT**

**OBIIT ANNO SALVTIS ILVM VNAF MDCXI**

**AETAT SVAE LXXXXI**

Curti came from Graubünden, a canton now in Switzerland.

## Alessandro de'Vittori (1611)

**ALEXANDRO VICTORIO HORATII F.**

**FRATRI HIEROSOLYMITANO ET COMMENDATARIO**

**PAVLI V SVM PONT EX SORORE NEPTI**

**IN MAGNA EXSPECTATIONE EX PRAECLARA INDOLE**

**PIETATIS ATQ. VIRTVTIS VITA FVNCTO**

**AET. SVAE ANNO XVIII SAL MDCXI**

**ANTONIVS VICTORIVS V. SIG. REF. ET DEC. PATRVVS**

**MOETISSIMVS POSVIT**

**QVISQVIS HIC ANGELOS ADORAS**

**CVRTII VICTORII**

**CVIVS PIETATE SACELLVM ORNATVM DATVMQ DEBES**

**MEMOR SIS**

**SEPULCRVM FECIT PRO SE ET POSTERIS**

**EX VOTIS EIVS QVI OBIIT AN.DNI. MDCXI AET. SVAE LVII**

**ANTONIVS VICTORIVS**

The noble de'Vittori family of Rome died out in the male line in 1623 with Marcantonio Vittori, dean of Signatura and canon of St Peters, whose sister Vittoria married Roberto Roberti and gave birth to future cardinal Carlo Roberti de'Vittori (whose line also extinguished on his death in 1673 and was inherited by another branch). Orazio and Curzio Vittori were his brothers (sons of Giovanni Battista Vittori and Diana Cosciari). Curzio married Settimia Delfini, sister of Gentile Delfini (bishop and ex-governor of Camerino), thus was the uncle of pope Clement X (Altieri, whose maternal uncle was G.Delfini). They have another monument in Santa Maria sopra Minerva, dated 1617.

## Lorenzo Bianchetti (1612)

**D. O. M.**

**LAVRENTIO. TITVLI. S. LAVRENTII.**

**IN. PANE. ET. PERNA.**

**S. R. E. CARDINALI. BLANCHETTO.**

**PATRICIO. BONONIENSI.**

**DOCTRINA. MERITIS. VIRTVTE.**

**INSIGNI.**

**OBIIT. ANNO. ÆTATIS. LXVII.**

**SALVTIS. MDCXII.**

**MARCVS. ANTONIVS. BLANCHETTVS.**

**EQVES. CALATRAVÆ.**

**ET. SENATOR. BONONIENSIS.**

**ET. CÆSAR. MARCI. ANTONII. FILIVS.**

**FRATRI. PATRVOQ. OPT. POSS.**

Cardinal Lorenzo Bianchetti has several notable relatives: Cesare was a noted religious figure, and Giovanni was governor of several cities of Papal states, and a "prelato di Consulta". Cesare's testimony and some of his family archives are in Archivio di Stato, Bologna, but some pieces are missing.

## Michelangelo Tonti (1622)

**D · O · M**

**MICHAELI ANGELO TONTO ARIMINENSI**

**A PAVLO V PONT MAX PRVDENTIAM FIDEMQ · VIRI SAEPIVS EXPERTO**

**PRIMVM DATARIAE PRAEFECTO TVM ARCH.NAZA(RENO)**

**POSTREMUM S · R · E · CARDINALI CREATO**

**ATQVE AD INTIMA QVAQVE ADHIBITO**

**QVO TEMPORE POST CONIVNCTAM**

**CVM FLORENTI PRINCIPIS GRATIA SINGULAREM MODESTIAM HABVIT VNDE**

**IN ADVERSA QVOQVE FORMA CONSTANTIAM**

**DIGNVS QVI RECEPTA?**

**DIEM OBIRET**

**ANNO DOM · MDCXXII AETATIS SVAE LVI**

**ANTONIVS TONTVS AVVNCVLO**

**ET COLLEGIVM NAZARENVM AB ILLIO INSTITVTVM**

**ET SAC(RAE) ROM(ANAE) ROTAE AVDITORVM PATROCINIO COMENDATVM**

**PATRVMQ PAVPERVM MATRIS DEI DISCIPLINAE TRADITVM**

**PARENTI OPTIMO**

**POSVERE AN DOM · MDCXXXVII**

Michelangelo Tonti (1566-1622) was a cardinal and client of Pope Paul V, who fell to disgrace in 1612. His modest family from Rimini probably elevated its ranks after he became cardinal. His nephew Antonio Tonti was auditor of Rota.

## Sebastiano Poggi (1628)

**D O M**

**SEBASTIANO POGGIO**

**PATRITIO LVCENSI ET EPISCOPO RIPANO**

**OB EGREGIAS VIRTUTES**

**VITA DIGNISSIMO QVAM AMISIT**

**NISI MELIOREM MERTVISSIT**

**OBIIT ANN SAL MDCXXVIII AET LXVIII**

**CONDI VOLVIT IN SEPVLCRO**

**PATRVM SOCIETAS IESV**

**QVORV IN ORDINEM RECIPI VOLVERAT VIVENS**

**ABDICATO IAM EPISCOPATV**

**AC DIV ORNATA SED NVNQVAM EXORATA**

**A SUMMIS PONTIFICIBVS FACVLTATE**

**PATRES EIVSDEM SOC TESTAMENTO HEREDES**

**MONVMENTVM GRATI ANIMI**

**P. P.**

Sebastiano Poggio was bishop of Ripatransone and died in 1628. He probably served as a secretary in curial congregations.

## Claudio Scotti (1630)

D O M

CLAVDIVS SCOTTVS PIACENTINO VTR. SIG. REFEREN.

PAOLO AEMILII COMITIS SARMATI

EX DOMITILIA RANGONIA FILIO

MERITOTVM OMNIVM VIRO

QVI FORTVNAE DEDERE NIL VOLVIT

NISI VT SAPIENTIVS SANCTIVSQVE VIVIRET

Scotti family held high status in Piacenza, alongside Pallavicini, Landi and Anguissola families. Claudia himself was governor of Faenza and Fano, then maggiordomo of cardinal Odoardo Farnese, brother of duke of Parma (who rules Piacenza). He is the uncle of Ranuccio Scotti, nuncio and high prelate.

## Antonio Ciccolini (1631)

**D O M**

**ANTONIVS CICCOLINI MACERATENSIS PATRITIVS**

**VNA CVM FILIO ALEXANDRO ET NVRV**

**JACOBA SILENZI ALESANDRI VXORE**

**HIC IN PACE CHRISTI QVIESCIT OB A D MDCXXXI AET LXIX**

Ciccolini is a noble family from Macerata: in 1574 it was ascribed into the Roman nobility. Two prelates named Claudio Ciccolini came from this family.

## Giovanni Battista Martelli (1640)

**D O M**

**IOANNES BAPTISTA MARTELLVS**

**ROMANVS**

**PROTONOTARIVS APOSTOLICVS**

**NAT. ANNOS LXXXIV**

**MORTALES HIC EXVVIAS POSVIT**

**IMMORTALES**

**EXTREMO DIE RESVMPTVRVS**

**IV KAL AVGVSTI**

**VICTORIA ARCATORIA HAERES**

**DESEDERATO AVVNCVLO**

**GRATI ANIMI MONVMENTVM**

## Carlo Pio di Savoia (1641)

**OSSA CAROLI CARD. PII**

**SAC. COLLEGII. DECANVS**

Forcella said it is the tombstone of cardinal Carlo Pio jr. (1622-1689, Forcella incorrectly wrote he died aged 77), but actually it probably belongs to his uncle, Carlo Pio sr., who was dean of college of cardinals at his death.

## Pier Antonio Cima (d.1632; 1739)

**D O M**

**PETRO ANTONIO CIMA CINGVLANO**

**PROTONOTARIO APOSTOLICO**

**ET EQVITI S MICHAELIS**

**VITAE INTEGRITATE PRVDENTIA ET**

**CHRISTIANA VIRTVTE CONSPICVO**

**QVI LEONI XI P.M. CVBICVLI PRAEFECTVS**

**ET CARISSIMVS FVIT**

**OBIIT ANNO AETATIS LVI**

**SALVTIS MDCXXXII IV KAL. APRIL.**

**MASIVS FRATER ET HAERES**

**FRATRI OPT.(IMO) ET OPT.(IMO) MERITO P.(OSVIT)**

**MASIVS CIMA IO.BAP.FIL.**

**GENTILIS SVI MEMORIAM**

**RESTAVRAVIT AN. MDCCXXXIX**

Pietro Antonio Cima is a prelate from Cingoli, a town in Marche region; an apostolic protonotary, he was prefect of household during Leo XI's pontificate. The Cima family was old and noble, and his family came into service in courts of Florentine cardinals during the 16th century.

## Famiglia Ficedula

1. ↑ Weber, *Legati e Governatori*, p.982. born around 1541-42, he was governor of several papal cities, and died on March 2, 1623, as votante(voter) and dean of Signatura.
2. ↑ his hagiography: Carl'Antonio del Frate, *Vita del Venerabile Servo di Dio C. Bianchetti*, 1704.
3. ↑ Weber, *Legati*, p.496.
4. ↑ see: Angela Groppi, *Il welfare prima del welfare: Assistenza alla vecchiaia e solidarietà tra generazioni a Roma in età moderna,* p.? n.94
5. ↑ Weber, *Legati*, p.904.
6. ↑ Weber, *Legati*, p.580.
7. ↑ Vincenzo Forcella, *Iscrizioni delle Chiese e d'altri edifici di Roma,* X, p.496
8. ↑ Benuttino Cima was papal vicar there, and Masio Cima was papal vicar in Orvieto in 1362: see, *Studi Storici*, vol.XVII, p.126
9. ↑ Francesco Calcaterra, *Corte e Cortigiani nella Roma Barocca*, pp.56-57.