Whoever you see this [opus] done with extraordinary craftsmanship (labore)
Give up astonishment, it is less than a martyr deserves.
He himself, being a boy, was already a winner in his teenage years
in the short term, triumphing with the glory of mature age
the cruel instruments of torture he stained with innocence,
and the thirsty raider sucked delicate blood out of him.
thus the victor hastened to the kingdom among the highest stars
and looks at us blandly from heavenly abode.
his name is Gordianus, adorned with the palm of Christ's victory.
crowning in marble a sarcophagus with the ashes of saints,
the presbyter Vicentius, while restoring it, decorated it of his own will.
(trans. Julia Borczynska)
