and name; with the inscription over the niche,
which said:

ROMUALDUS IN HAC NOSTRA PLENA SANCTITATIS TERRA, CAMALDULENSIUM
ORDINEM COLLOCAVIT ANNO MXII.

And on the base the story of the sleeping hermit who saw in a dream the
staircase similar to that of Jacob, which, passing beyond the clouds,
ascended even to Heaven. On the facade which was joined to the niche,
and which passed, as was said of the other, under the vestibule, was
seen painted the building of the above-named hermitage in that wild
place, carried out with marvellous care and magnificence; with the
inscription, which in explanation said:

SANCTUS ROMUALDUS IN CAMALDULENSI SYLVESTRI LOCO, DIVINITUS SIBI
OSTENSO ET DIVINAE CONTEMPLATIONI APTISSIMO, SUO GRAVISSIMO
COLLEGIO SEDES QUIETISSIMAS EXTRUIT.

In the niche on the left hand was seen the Blessed Filippo Benizi, one
of our citizens, who was little less than the founder of the Servite
Order, and without a doubt its first ordinator; and he, although he was
accompanied by seven other noble Florentines, the one niche not being
large enough to contain them all, was placed therein alone, as the most
worthy; with the inscription above, which said:

PHILIPPUS BENITIUS CIVIS NOSTER INSTITUIT ET REBUS OMNIBUS
ORNAVIT SERVORUM FAMILIAM, ANNO MCCLXXXV.

With the story of the Annunciation, likewise, on the base, wherein was
the Virgin supported by many little Angels, with one among them who was
shown scattering a beautiful vase of flowers over a vast multitude that
stood there in supplication; representing the innumerable graces that
are seen bestowed daily by her intercession on the faithful who with
devout zeal commend themselves to her. In the other scene, in the great
picture that came in the passage below, were the same S. Filippo and the
seven above-mentioned noble citizens throwing off the civil habit of
Florence and assuming that of the Servite Order, and shown all occupied
with directing the building of their beautiful monastery, which is now
to be seen in Florence, but was then without the city, and the venerable
and most ornate Church of the Annunziata, so celebrated throughout the
whole world for innumerable miracles, which has been ever since the head
of that Order; with the inscription, which said:

SEPTEM NOBILES CIVES NOSTRI IN SACELLO NOSTRAE URBIS, TOTO NUNC
ORBE RELIGIONIS ET SANCTITATIS FAMA CLARISSIMO, SE TOTOS
RELIGIONI DEDUNT ET SEMINA