Copyright ® Françoise Herrmann
September 30th, the Day of the Feast of Saint Jerome (1), is International Translation Day. A day to celebrate translation and raise awareness of the key role that professional translation plays “in connecting nations and fostering peace, understanding and development”, according to the United Nations Resolution 71/288, proclaiming September 30th International Translation Day, on May 24, 2017.
Below, the International Federation of Translators’ poster for this year’s celebration, illustrating the 2023 theme Translation unveils the many faces of humanity.
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| Poster designed by Marta Saavedra |
(1) Saint Jerome, listed in the Catholic Liturgical Calendar, is known to have translated the Old Testament of the Bible from Hebrew to Latin, during the Fourth century AD. His Latin version of the Bible became known as the Vulgate, meaning the “commonly used” version. At the time, a Greek version of the Old Testament also existed, called the Septuagint, which the Pope Damascus I also commissioned Saint Jerome to revise.
References
Féderation internationale des Traducteurs (FIT)
https://en.fit-ift.org/
United Nations - International Translation Day
https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-translation-day
United Nations Resolution 71/288
https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N17/149/29/PDF/N1714929.pdf?OpenElement
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