Barbara, I don't know much about Latin, but it looks like gladio is latin for sword (a form of gladius) and your motto was "God and sword" (I've absorbed a bit from working in a church library). Hopefully someone else can confirm this. Melissa Martinez Librarian, Bishop O'Rourke Library St. John's Catholic Newman Center Phone: (217) 255-6610 Email: [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: Niss, Barbara To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 9:45 AM Subject: Latin help OK, I have looked and looked and can't seem to figure this out. I know it will be appallingly easy for those folks out there who actually took Latin, but please take pity on me and help anyway. I am trying to translate the motto on the insignia for Mount Sinai's affiliated hospital unit in World War II, the Third General Hospital. The words are "Deo et Gladio". I have my guess on what I think it means, but since I am using this in a public display, I would actually like to be correct. Any help would be appreciated! Barbara Barbara J. Niss Mount Sinai Archives Levy Library, Box 1102 1 Gustave L. Levy Place New York, NY 10029-6574 (212) 241-7239 (212) 831-2625 (fax) A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>