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<\/a>Hoc hic misterium fidei firmiter profitemur<\/p><\/div>\n
My Latin is less than ropey, bordering on the non-existant, and far more ropey than my gradually improving Spanish of which a new word each day helps me talk to the builder, although sadly most of the words that I am learning are building terms.<\/p>\n
This morning while I again waited patiently for the Landrover parts, which the nice lady from DHL assures me will be delivered today, I thought it time to broaden my knowledge.<\/p>\n
The motto reads ‘Hoc hic misterium fidei firmiter profitemur’<\/em> which literally translates to; ‘Here is the mystery of faith that we strongly profess’. A few seconds on google tells me that it is the motto of Lugo, the city and the province and of the Kingdom of Galicia<\/a>. As we are in the province of Lugo then I guess it is fair enough.<\/p>\n Part of me had hoped it would be more exciting. A phrase starting ‘Hoc hic misterium’ really did ought to be more exciting!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You can’t help but be intrigued by a phrase which starts ‘Hoc hic misterium…’. Ever since we first saw the house I’d been intrigued by a massive sticker adhered to an old piece of wood which was being used to … Continue reading