"In consequence of my unusual exertions of mind and body during the three months that I was detained in Rome, my health had suffered so much that, on my return to Naples, I was in a constant state of uneasiness and dejection. I now despaired of being able to find the assistance I wanted for the execution of my project, and began to regret that I had not accepted the accommodation that had been offered me by the Propaganda for my pupils and myself. … The three powers at length came to an understanding, and in April, 1732, after seven long years of anxiety and vexation, my efforts were crowned with the happiest success."
— Matteo Ripa
Source: Memoirs of Father Ripa, tr. Fortunato Prandi (1846), ch. XXVII