Certificate of Confession from 18th-century Faenza.
[Confession] / [Eucharist]. In Christi Nomine. Amen. Testor ego infrascriptus in Cathedrali Ecclesia Faventiae [Dom[eni]cu[m] Guidonrini Romanum] apud me peccata sua fuisse confess[a]m nec non Sacramentum Eucharistiae sumpsisse Anno Salutis 17[94] dies [15] mensis [Februari] In quorum fidem manu mea subscripsi. S.l. [Faenza]: s.n., s.a. [signed in manuscript 15 February 1794]. [21.5 x 14.8 cm], [1] f. letterpress form, headed with woodcuts of Saints Peter & Paul and papal tiara & keys, completed in manuscript, with wax seal and stamps. Folds, minor edge wear.
Unrecorded letterpress form printed in 18th-century Faenza to certify those who had made a confession and received the eucharist. This example was filled out on 15 February 1794 by the priest Antonio Chiarini, who heard the confession of a certain Roman named Domenico Guidonrini[?]. The wording about the eucharist is struck through to show that on this occasion it was not given.
A manuscript note at the bottom of the sheet and running onto the verso indicates that Chiarini heard the confession under the authority of Domenico Mancinforte (1731-1805), Bishop of Faenza. The sheet carries ink stamps and a wax seal.
The text of the form might be translated: “In the Name of Christ. Amen. I, the undersigned, testify that in the Cathedral Church of Faenza [Domenico Guidonrini Romanum] confessed his sins in my prescence and received the Sacrament of the Eucharist in the Year of Salvation 17[94] on the [15th] day of the month of [February]. In faith of which I have written below in my hand.”