Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
Chiesa di San Domenico
English translation:
Church of San Domencio
Added to glossary by
James (Jim) Davis
Jan 31, 2011 12:26
13 yrs ago
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Italian term
Chiesa di San Domenico
Italian to English
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Church names
Is there any hard and fast rule as to where/when to translate church names eg il cattedrale di San Paolo a Londra or St Dominic's church in Matera?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +6 | Church of San Domencio |
James (Jim) Davis
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Y. Peraza
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Feb 5, 2011 12:56: James (Jim) Davis Created KOG entry
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Church of San Domencio
No there is no hard and fast rule in English, just usage for each individual case.
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/siena-san-domenico....
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Note added at 4 mins (2011-01-31 12:30:37 GMT)
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http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=Church...
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/siena-san-domenico....
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Note added at 4 mins (2011-01-31 12:30:37 GMT)
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http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=Church...
Peer comment(s):
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Yvonne Gallagher
: or, San Domenico Basilica/Church (your link says basilica)
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Tom in London
: Domenico, not "Domencio"
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As they sing where I come from "My eyes are dim I cannot see, I have not brought my specs with me...
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Y. Peraza
: The asker is not asking for a translation, but for a rule, and that's the rule he's looking for: you don't translate names in English ;-)
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I've been translating for thirty years and have never found a general rule. Italians will always translate names, but we tend not to in English.// We TEND not to translate names!! Shakespeare did, so does the Roman Catholic Church in English tranlsations.
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Laura Bennett
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simon tanner
: or even just "San Domenico" without "church of". This is how I (and, more authoritatively, the Lonely Planet guides) do it
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P.L.F. Persio
: yes, the Bard did it all the time, so you can as well.
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potra
: Yes
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Location
Where is your church located? This will tell you whether you need to "translate" the name or not: In fact, what you do is you use the local version of the Saint's name.
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