Egeria

Western Roman Christian woman, widely regarded to be the author of a detailed account of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land about 381/2–384
Person human Q275899
Egeria
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Egeria

Summary

Egeria is a human[1]. She was born on January 1, 400[2]. She worked as a Christian nun[3], poet[4], traveler[5], pilgrim[6], and writer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (319 views/month, #7,185 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Egeria was born on January 1, 400[2].
  • Egeria held citizenship in Ancient Rome[9].
  • Egeria's professions included Christian nun[3].
  • Egeria's professions included poet[4].
  • Egeria worked as a traveler[5].
  • Egeria worked as a pilgrim[6].
  • Egeria worked as a writer[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Egeria is Itinerarium Egeriae[10].
  • Egeria's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].
  • Egeria is recorded as female[12].
  • Egeria's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Egeria's Commons category is recorded as Egeria (pilgrim)[14].
  • Egeria's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[15].
  • Egeria's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Egeria's described by source is recorded as Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome[17].
  • Egeria's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Classical Latin[18].
  • Egeria's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Aetheria'}[19].
  • Egeria's different from is recorded as Egeria[20].
  • Egeria's start of work period is recorded as 400[21].
  • Egeria's end of work period is recorded as 500[22].
  • Egeria dates from the Low Roman Empire[23].
  • Egeria's writing language is recorded as Classical Latin[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Egeria was born on January 1, 400[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Christian nun[3], poet[4], traveler[5], pilgrim[6], and writer[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Egeria is Itinerarium Egeriae[10].

Personal Life

Egeria's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[11].

Why It Matters

Egeria ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (319 views/month, #7,185 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] She is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Works attributed to her include Itinerarium Egeriae[27], a literary work[28], founded in 0400[29].

FAQs

What did Egeria do for work?

Egeria worked as Christian nun[3], poet[4], traveler[5], pilgrim[6], and writer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation Christian nun, poet, traveler +2
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  2. 24d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00401599
    Sex or gender female
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  3. 25d ago · ~2026-28507-55 · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work
    Instance of human
    Occupation Christian nun, poet, traveler +2
    Work period start
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P21]]: [[Q15978631]]"
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