Inscriptions in San Lorenzo in Damaso, Roma

**San Lorenzo in Damaso** is a 15th century parish and titular church located at Piazza della Cancelleria 1 in the rione Parione. The inscriptions are set chronically.

## Giulio Sadoleto (1521)

DEO IMM S

PIETATI MEMORIAE LVLII

SADOLETI SACERDOTIS LAV-

RENTIANI DE COLLEGIO CA-

NONICOR, GRECIS ET LATIN

LITTERIS SINGVLARITER

ERVDITI; OMNIB~~(VS)~~, OPT~~(IMVS)~~, ET DISCI-

PLINIS ET MORIB, ITA

ORNA-TI VT EIVS INGENIVM COMI-

TATEM LIBERALITATEM ET AN-

TE ANNOS PRVDENTIAM

NVLLA AEQVARE SATIS POSSET

ADMIR ATIO

IACOBVS SADOLETVS FRATRE

CONCORDISS(IMVS), ET SPE DE EO

MAXIMA ORBATVS

MVLTIS CVM LACRIMIS

P,

VIX ANN XXVII

The erudite Giulio Sadoleto (1494-1521) was the son of jurisconsult Giovanni Sadoleto (1444-1512), and younger brother to cardinal Giacomo Sadoleto (1477-1547), who is a canon.

## Tullio Siciolante (1572)

D O M

TVLLIO SICIOLANTI ADOLESCIENTI

DIVINO PROPE INGENIO PRAESTANTI

QVI CVM SVAE AETATIS OMNES MIRA

PINGENDI ARTE SVPERARET

CAETEROSQVE IAM IAM AEQVARET

MORTE IMATVRA COMSVMPTVS EXCESSIT

HIERONYMVS SICIOLANT SERMONETANVS

FILIO MESTIS FE VIXIT ANN XX

MEN II DIES VI OBIIT XIIII

KAL AVG M D L XXII

Tullio is the son of mannerist painter Girolamo Siciolante di Sermoneta, who died prematurely as an artist.

## Giovanni Battista Goldio (1575)

IO. BAPT. GOLDIO GOLDI(E?) A PONTE

S.PETRI AGRI BERGOM VIRO PLISS.

NATIONIS BERGOM HERES EX TESTAM

OPTIM E DE SE MERITO MOSVIT

OBIIT XII AVG MDLXXV

ANNO IVBIL~~(EI)~~

Goldio came from Bergamo.

## Scipione Arrivabene (1591)

D O M

SCIPIONI ARRIVABENO I C AC

NOBILI MANTVANO OB DOCTRINAM

SPECTATAMQ VITAE INTEGRITATEM

VRBANO VII PONT MAX VNICE CARO

ATQ INTIMO FAMILIARI

SVIS AVTEM ALIISQ OMNIBVUS PROPTER

MORVM SVAVITATEM IVCVNDISSIMO

FRANCISCVS ARRIVAMBENVS

FRATRI BENEMERENTI

POSVIT

VIXIT ANN XXV M VI

OBIIT KAL AVG MDXCI

## Luca Duccio (1611)

D O M

LVCAS DVCCIVS

E CIVITATE S SEPVLCHRI

OLIM BASIL HVIVS CANON

VTRIVSQ SIGNATVRAE REF~~(ERENDARIVS)~~

LITTERARVM APOSTOLICAR

MAJORIS PRAESIDENTIAE

ABBREVIATOR

IN QVARVM EXPEDITIONE

FERDINANDO MEDICES

ALEXANDER MONTALTO

CARDD(carved wrong?) SUMMATORIB ASTITIT

PONTIFICIBVS MAXIMIS

LEONE XI AC PAVLO V

PRODATARIVS A QVO

ET NOVA ABBREVIATORIS

DE CVRIA AVCTVS DIGNITATE

OMNIBVS MVNERIBVS

EGREGIE PERFVNCTVS

MAJORA VT SEMPER MERITVS

HIC JACET

FECIT BERNARDINVS DVCCIVS

PATRVO OPT B M

QVI VIXIT ANN LXII DIES VIII

OBIIT MDCXI

Ducci, a prelate from S.Sepulchro in Tuscany, was referendary of both signatures, abbreviator (of parco maggiore?) and pro-datary under Leo XI and Paul V. The monument is on the left side of the nave, on the first bay.

## Cesare Meloti (1628)

CAESAR MELOTVS HVIVS S TEMPLI CANONICVS

SE ET SVOS MEMORIAE RR SACERDOTVM IN HOC

ALTARI MISSARUM SACRIFICIA CELEBR

COMMENDANS

IDEM ALTARE A SE IN HONOREM S CAROLI ERECTVM

DIE IIII NOVEMBR RITE CONSECRATVM

DOTAVIT

TESTAM~~(EN)~~TO QVOD CONSIGNATVM ET A BERNAR

CARGARIO TAB PVB EXCEPTVM IN

ARCH CAP ASSERVAN

REPOSVIT

MDCXXVIII AETATIS SVAE

LXXI

Meloti is a canon of this church. It is located on the counterfacade.

## Alessandro Valtrini (1639)

D O M

ALEXANDRO VALTRINO CIVI ROMANO

VRBANI VIII PONT MAX INTIMO CVBICVLARI

EX CVIVS HAEREDITAE LOCIS PIIS DISTRIBVTA

SEX CAPPELLANIAE IN HAC ECCLESIA ERECTAE

ET DOTATAE FV ERVI(?)T

FRANCISCVS BARBERINVS S.R.E. VICECANCEL~~(LARIVS)~~

AMICO BENEVOLENTIAE MONVMENTVM POSVIT

ANNO DOM MDCXXXIX

Valtrini was a wealthy roman citizen in the entourage of Urban VIII. The monument was designed by Bernini, on the counterfacade.

## George Conn (1640)

D O M

GEORGIO CONAEO SCOTO ABERDONENSI

PATRICII DOMINI DE ACHRY EX ANTIQVA MAGDONALDI FAMILIA ET ISABELLAE CHYN EX

BARONIBVS DE ESSELMONT FILIO QVI INTER CONTERRANEOS ELOQENTIA ET DOCTRINA

DVACI ET ROMAE HAVSTIS LIBRISQVE EDITIS IMMORTALITATI SE COMMENDAVIT

PRVDENTIA VERO ET AGENDI DEXTERITATE SVMMORVM PRINCIPVM AC PRAESERTIM

CARDINALIS BARBERINI IN CVIVS AVLA DIV VIXIT CVIVSQVE LEGATIONES GALLICANAM

HISPANICAMQVE SECVTVS EST BENEVOLENTIAM PROMERVIT QVEM

VRBANVS VIII PONT MAX

INGENIORVM MAXIMVS EXISTIMATOR QVANTI FECERIT ET AD MAGNAR BRITANNIAE REGINAM

HENRICHETTAM IN CATHOLICORVM SOLAMEN ALLEGATIONE ET INGENTI IN IPSIVS MORTE

QVAE NE IN EDITIORI LOCO POSITVS CLARIVS ELVCESCERET VETVERAT MOERORE

TESTATVS EST OBIIT DIE X JANUARII AN M D C XL IN AEDIBVS VICECANCELLARII QVI

AMICO FVNVS AMPLISSIMVM IN HAC BASILICA

EACIENDVM CVRAVIT ET MONVMENTVM P

(greek)

George Conn is a Scottish theologian who was secretary of Francesco Barberini, and papal agent in the court of queen Henrietta Maria. He is also a canon of this basilica.

## Tommaso Ruffo (1753)

(Cardinalitial arms)

D O M

THOMAS CARDINALIS RUFUS

EPISCOPUS OSTIENSIS ET VELITERNUS

SACRI COLLEGY DECANUS

ET S.R.E. VICECANCELLARIUS

MORTIS MEMOR

VIVENS SIBI POSUIT

OBIIT XVI FEBRUARY MDCCLIII

AET. ANN. LXXXIX MEN.V. ET UNIUS DEI

Tommaso Ruffo (Napoli 1663-Roma 1753, card.1706-1753) is Vice-chancellor of Holy Roman Church from 1740 to 1753, who acted as nuncio to Tuscany and legate in Romagna, Ferrara and Bologna. The inscription is on the floor of the first chapel on the left.

## Alberico Archinto (1777)

D O M

ALBERICO CARD ARCHINTO

IN MAXIMIS GESTIS MVNERIBVS

RELIGIONIS CONSILII LAVDE SPECTATISSIMO

MAXIMORVM PONTIFICVM

BENEDICTI XIV ET CLEMENTIS XIII

A SECRETIS STATVS

S R E VICECANCELLARIO

OBIIT ANNO DNI MDCCLVIII SUAE AETATIS LX

IOANNIS CARD ARCHI(NTVS)

PATRVO DE SE OPTIME MERITO

M.P. ANNO DNI MDCCL(XXVII)

Alberico Archinto (Milano 1698-Roma 1758, card 1756) is Vice-chancellor of Holy Roman Church from 1756 to 1758, who succeeded Ludovico Valenti as secretary of state, and was nuncio to Tuscany, Poland, Governor of Rome and prelate (later prefect) of Consulta. He is nephew of cardinal Giuseppe Archinto and uncle of cardinal Giovanni Archinto. His family rose to prominence in Cinquecento with archbishop Filippo.

The inscription is on the counterfacade, but probably moved there in 19th century.

## Francesco Caccianiga (1781)

D O M

FRANCISCO CACCIANIGA

MEDIOLANENSI

AEVI SVI PICTORI EXIMIO

CARACCIORVM STYLO ITA ADDICTO

VT EX EA PRODISSE SCHOLA

QVIVIS FACILE AGNOSCAT

STEPHANVS PIAE ROMANVS

MAGISTRO SVO B.M. POSVIT

OBIIT IV IDVS MART. MDCCLXXXI

VIXIT AA. LXXX M.VII D. VI

ORATE PRO EO

(palette and brushes)

Francesco Caccianiga (1701-1781) is a milanese painter.