Egeria

Egeria

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. The historical details it contains set the journey in the early 380s, making it the earliest of its kind. It survives in fragmentary form in a later copy—lacking a title, date and attribution. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Egeria is the 1,024th most popular writer (up from 1,062nd in 2019). (up from 498th 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.