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Latin Mottos Starting with phrase number 61
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- Civitas abscondi supra montem posita - A city set on a hill cannot hide (Motto of Merida, Venezuela)
- Colere cupio hominem et agrum - I want to work on the Man and on the Land (Motto of National Agrarian University, Lima, Peru)
- Columna Excelsa - The Lofty Pillar (Pope Clement XII (1730-1740) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - No association with its coat of arms. Some people claim that this motto refers to columns that stood in his chapel, or a huge statue was erected in his honor)
- Columna Veli Aurei - Column with the Golden Veil (Pope Martin V (1417-1431) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - The Popes came form the Colonna family- His papal coat had a column with a crown on top)
- Comes Laurentius - Count Lawrence (Pope Innocent IV (1243-1254) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies. He was cardinal of St Lawrence in Lucina. His father was count of St. Lawrence of Lavagna)
- Comes Signatus - Signed Count (Pope Innocent III (1198-1216) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - He was count of Signia)
- Concionator Gallus - A French Preacher (Pope Innocent V (1276) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - He was born in France and was a member of the Order of Preachers)
- Concionator Patarens - A Preacher From Patara (Pope Benedict XI (1303-1304) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - He was born in Patara and was a member of the Order of Preachers)
- Confingere Hominem Cogitantem - Forming thinking men (Motto of the National University of Rosario)
- Cor meum tibi offero Domine, prompte et sincere - I offer my heart, Lord, promptly and sincerely (Motto de John Calvin)
- Corvus Schismaticus - The Schismatic Crow (Pope Anti-pope Nicholas V (1328-1330) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - He was from Corvaro, named after crows)
- Crux de Cruce - Cross of the Cross (Pope Bl. Pius IX (1846-1878) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - There is no direct link to his motto )
- Crux Romulea - The Roman Cross (Pope Clement VIII (1592-1605) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - His papal coat of arms featured an "embattled bend" known as a "Roman Cross")
- Cubus de Mixtione - The Block of Mixture (Pope Boniface IX (1389-1404) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - His coat of arms had cubes painted on it)
- Culpam poena premit comes - Punishment presses hard on the heels of the guilty (NSW (New South Wales) Police Force motto in Australia - Thank you: Fiona)
- De Antiquitate Urbis - Of the Antiquity of the City (Pope Gregory XIV (1590-1591) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - He was from Milan, an old city founded in 400 BC)
- De Balneis Etruriae - From the Baths of Etruria (Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - Before becoming a Pope he was a member of the Camaldolese Order, which had a campus called Fonte Bueno, good fountain)
- De Bona Religione - Of a Good Religion (Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - He was from the Conti family, which produced several popes)
- De Capra et Albergo - From a She-Goat and a Tavern (Pope Pius II (1458-1464) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - He was secretary to Cardinal Domenico Capranica and Cardinal Albergatti before he was elected Pope)
- De Cervo et Leone - From a Stag and a Lion (Pope Paul II (1464-1471) motto, according to St. Malachy propheciesi - He was Bishop of Cervia (stag) and Cardinal of St. Mark (lion) before becoming pope)
- De Corona Montana - Out of the Crown the Mountain (Pope Julius III (1550-1555) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - His name was Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte (of the mountain) and his coat of arms depicted a mountain and a crown of laurel)
- De Craticula Politiana - From a Politician Gridiron (Pope Leo X (1513-1521) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - His father was Lorenzo de’ Medici. The motto evidently refers to St. Lawrence (Lorenzo), who was put on a grill and barbecued alive. St. Lawrence is the one that said Edite iam coctus before dying)
- De Cruce Apostilica - From an Apostolic Cross (Pope Anti-pope Clement VII (1378-1394) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies. His title was cardinal of the 12 apostles and his coat of arms had a cross)
- De Fasciis Aquitanicis - From the Bonds of Aquitaine (Pope Clement V (1305-1314) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - He was born in the region of Aquitania and his coat of arms had three horizontal bars, known in heraldry as fesses)
- De Fide Petri - Of the Faith of Peter (Pope Paul IV (1555-1559) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - Hes name was Giovanni Pietro (Peter) Caraffa. Carrafa is derived from Latin ara fides, or altar of faith)
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