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Egeria

310 - Today

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Egeria, Etheria, or Aetheria was a Hispano-Roman Christian woman, widely regarded to be the author of a detailed account of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land about 381/2–384. The long letter, dubbed Peregrinatio or Itinerarium Egeriae, is addressed to a circle of women at home. Historical details it contains set the journey in the early 380s, making it the earliest of its kind. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Egeria has received more than 35,807 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Egeria is the 1,063rd most popular writer (up from 1,072nd in 2019).

Egeria is most famous for being a water nymph who was the wife of Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome. She was said to have helped Numa create the Roman calendar and sacred rites.

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  • 61.27

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Pellegrinaggio in Terra Santa
1999
Egeria's travels to the Holy Land
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
1981
Egeria's travels
Religion
Egeria who was probably a Spanish nun visited the Holy Land only some fifty years after the reign of Constantine. Hers is thus the earliest surviving account of the Holy Land. Her description with a loving attention to detail of the Holy Places and particularly of Jerusalem make her the prime source for early Christian pilgrimage and worship. John Wilkinson's well-known book has been completely updated and revised to take account of recent archaeology and scholarship. A wealth of information is included about Egeria, her journey and early liturgy.
1999
Itinerario de la Virgen Egeria (381-384)
1996
Egeria's Travels
1971
Diario di viaggio
1992
Reise Ins Heilige Land
Pilgrims and pilgrimages, Church year, Church history, primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
2016
Itinerario de la Virgen Egeria (381-384)
Description and travel, Diaries, Jerusalem in Christianity
1996
Egeria
Sources, Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages, Church history
1970
Itinerarium egeriae
1958

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Egeria ranks 1,063 out of 7,302. Before her are Ernst Barlach, Adalbert Stifter, Ibn Sirin, Zelda Fitzgerald, Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Titus Pomponius Atticus. After her are Ernst Toller, Valerie Solanas, Sonia Rykiel, Madeleine de Scudéry, Ilia Chavchavadze, and Diana Wynne Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 310, Egeria ranks 4. Before her are Pope Liberius, Ausonius, and Apollinaris of Laodicea. After her are Antipope Eulalius, Proclus of Constantinople, Pope Theophilus of Alexandria, Gaius Marius Victorinus, Jovinus, Maximus of Ephesus, Count Theodosius, and Pacian.

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