Egeria (fl. 4th c.)
Egeria (fl. 4th c.)
Christian letter writer. Name variations: Aetheria, Aiheria or Etheria. Born possibly in northwestern Spain, possibly in the Rhone area of Gaul; strongest evidence says she flourished in the 380s.
Extant fragments of Latin diary describe her 3-year pilgrimage to Jerusalem (Itinerarium Egeriae); may have been a Spanish nun.
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