International Translation Day

St. Jerome in his study. A painting by Domenico Ghirlandaio

International Translation Day is celebrated every year on 30 September on the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is considered as the patron saint of translators. The celebrations have been promoted by FIT (the International Federation of Translators) ever since it was set up in 1953. In 1991 FIT launched the idea of an officially recognised International Translation Day to show solidarity of the worldwide translation community in an effort to promote the translation profession in different countries (not necessarily only in Christian ones). This is an opportunity to display pride in a profession that is becoming increasingly essential in the era of progressing globalisation.

Sources and external links

• ProZ.com's annual virtual conference for International Translation day
• Paper presented in 1997 by L. Katschika at the FIT Conference: Italy
• Article on International Translation Day at Prozwiki project pages
• ProZ.com hosts largest gathering of translators on September 30th, 2009