The marble plaque, located under the porch of S.Bartolomeo church on the right of the church inlet, quotes the text of the decision by which Pope Gregorius XIII on August 22nd 1581 granted to the sole priests of S.Bartolomeo the privilege to annul the Purgatory punishments when celebrating the funeral Mass at the Our Lady altar.This privilege will be subsequently extended to all priests by Pius VI (1782 - see the plaque on the other side of the porch). The plaque is very dirty and only with difficulty it is possible to read: |