"Gratia dei et contentione voluntatis excellentiam virtutis adipiscimur"
Hi. I saw this latin phrase on a beautiful picture in the Vatican of an Angel decended from heaven by an old man who was carrying a shovel and looked liked he'd been working very hard for very many years. The angel was pointing to a the sun (I assume meaning heaven). Surounding them, in relief in the background, looked like some saints doing good deeds, but I will ask about them seperately. Does anyone know both the translation and the story of the picture?
2007-03-15 21:09:27 · 4 answers · asked by Sutharshan 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Thanks to God, with the effort of will I obtain the excellence of virtue.
Can't tell you anything about the picture.
2007-03-16 00:35:55 · answer #1 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
gratia dei et contentione voluntatis excellentiam virtutis adipiscimur
gratia good-will [nm ab, f] dei god [gn NM, m] et and contentione voluntatis
excellentiam
virtutis manliness/courage/merit/virtue [gn nm, f] adipiscimur get/obtain
hope it helps at least a little bit.
2007-03-16 04:13:59 · answer #2 · answered by viktorpopescu 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Thanks everyone for the translations! Very helpful. Perfect!
2014-09-03 13:07:42 · answer #3 · answered by Sutharshan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks to God, with the strength of will I obtain the excellence of virtue.
2014-07-23 03:50:15 · answer #4 · answered by Terri 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋