Capuchin Crypt Plaque Translation

[athena]

Hello! I am doing a research video on relics and reliquaries. I found the plaque in the Capuchin Crypt of Rome to be interesting because it is said to read "What you are now we used to be; what we are now you will be..."

However, I see that there is a lot more text on the plaque, and mainly I just wanted to verify the plaque does indeed say "What you are now we used to be; what we are now you will be...". Many websites including Wikipedia says that it does say that, but I just wanted to verify because I couldn't find any text on the plaque that seemed to resemble that phrase.

Thank you!

 

[Pacifica]

Variations on that phrase are relatively common in Latin epitaphs, but the phrase is not on the plaque shown in the photo.

 

[Pacifica]

I see there are some other plaques below, not entirely visible in the photo. I guess the phrase could be there somewhere.

 

[Matthaeus]

A skull chapel. Lovely.

 

[athena]

I see there are some other plaques below, not entirely visible in the photo. I guess the phrase could be there somewhere.

Thank you very much!

 

[Pinkfacedmonkey]

Hello! I am doing a research video on relics and reliquaries. I found the plaque in the Capuchin Crypt of Rome to be interesting because it is said to read "What you are now we used to be; what we are now you will be..."

However, I see that there is a lot more text on the plaque, and mainly I just wanted to verify the plaque does indeed say "What you are now we used to be; what we are now you will be...". Many websites including Wikipedia says that it does say that, but I just wanted to verify because I couldn't find any text on the plaque that seemed to resemble that phrase.

Thank you!

COME TU SEI FUI ANCOR IO: As you are was I already.
COM IO SONO SARAI ANCOR TU: As I am will be you still.

This is the Latin text you are referring to I believe. So you know what phrase to look for.

 

[scrabulista]

The previous post appears to be in Italian not Latin.

 

[Pacifica]

It is indeed Italian.

 

[Pacifica]

Quod estis nos fuimus, quod nunc sumus vos eritis is one way to put it.

Tu fui ego eris means "I was you, you will be me."

The original poster wasn't actually asking for a translation. Her request was this:

I just wanted to verify the plaque does indeed say "What you are now we used to be; what we are now you will be...".

And it was answered.

 

[Pacifica]

Is this the plaque?

No. As I said, the phrase isn't on the plaque. And if it is on some other plaque somewhere around, nothing guarantees that it will be exactly as I wrote it. My translation isn't the only possible way to put it.

 

[Laurentius]

This is the Latin text you are referring to I believe. So you know what phrase to look for.

That one should be located in Siena, I think this other one is in the Capuchin Crypt and may be what OP is talking about:

 

[Pacifica]

Let's specify that you've go Italian, German, French, English and Spanish in there, but still no Latin, lol.