What does the writing say? "The place where..."
Oh, I enlarged the picture, and it may say "the place of prayer where fish are sold". Is that St Peter with his boat? Once a fisherman now a fisher of men.
Anne B,Very close. Locus orationis venditorum piscium. Place of prayer of fishmongers (sellers of fish).But it could be read as "place of prayer of sold fish" -- if dead fish could pray! Perhaps the Latin pun was intentional?
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What does the writing say? "The place where..."
ReplyDeleteOh, I enlarged the picture, and it may say "the place of prayer where fish are sold". Is that St Peter with his boat? Once a fisherman now a fisher of men.
ReplyDeleteAnne B,
ReplyDeleteVery close. Locus orationis venditorum piscium. Place of prayer of fishmongers (sellers of fish).
But it could be read as "place of prayer of sold fish" -- if dead fish could pray! Perhaps the Latin pun was intentional?