In Christi Natali.

1701

Martha Marchina

Original Text

Marchina, Martha. Marthae Marchinae virginis Neapolitanae Musa posthuma. 1701, p. 49.

Transcription

Exiit edictum, ut describeretur universus Orbis. Ad Romam. Felicior universi Orbis descriptio.1

Immensus dum Roma tibi describitur Orbis,       Quis labor innumeros est numerare homines? Unam Virginibus divinam adscribere Matrem       Disce, interque homines adnumerare Deum.

1 This poem refers to the census of Augustus recounted in Luke 2:1-5. See note below on “Ad Beatissimam Virginem Cum Sponso Iosepho Bethleem proficiscentem.”

Translations

Project Nota

Project Nota is a group dedicated to drawing attention to the Latin letters and works of famous women by focusing on the digitization of texts, translating these texts into English, Spanish, and French, and increasing their overall accessibility. Among us we have over 150 years of Latin experience including many years of teaching experience, seven advanced degrees, many publications in academic journals, and multiple positions in professional organizations.

Email Project FacebookEmail Project InstagramEmail Project Twitter
Join Our Newsletterprojectnotaforwomen@gmail.com
Project Nota © 2022
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.