Egeria
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Egeria was a late 4th-century Christian pilgrim and travel writer whose detailed account of her journey to the Holy Land provides one of the earliest and most important sources on early Christian worship and pilgrimage practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Egeria canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2657185 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Egeria Context triple: [Jerusalem liturgical tradition, documentedBy, Egeria]
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A.
Corinna
Corinna was an ancient Greek lyric poet from Boeotia, renowned for her choral poetry composed in the Aeolic dialect.
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B.
Everina
Everina Wollstonecraft was an 18th-century English governess and writer, best known as the younger sister of feminist philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft.
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C.
Luciana
Luciana is a feminine given name of Latin origin, commonly used in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries.
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D.
Timothea
Timothea is a feminine given name derived from the name Timothy, often interpreted to mean "honoring God."
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E.
Freirina
Freirina is a small town and commune in northern Chile known for its agricultural activity and historic architecture within the Atacama Region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Egeria Target entity description: Egeria was a late 4th-century Christian pilgrim and travel writer whose detailed account of her journey to the Holy Land provides one of the earliest and most important sources on early Christian worship and pilgrimage practices.
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A.
Corinna
Corinna was an ancient Greek lyric poet from Boeotia, renowned for her choral poetry composed in the Aeolic dialect.
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B.
Everina
Everina Wollstonecraft was an 18th-century English governess and writer, best known as the younger sister of feminist philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft.
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C.
Luciana
Luciana is a feminine given name of Latin origin, commonly used in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries.
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D.
Timothea
Timothea is a feminine given name derived from the name Timothy, often interpreted to mean "honoring God."
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E.
Freirina
Freirina is a small town and commune in northern Chile known for its agricultural activity and historic architecture within the Atacama Region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian pilgrim
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Latin prose author ⓘ late 4th-century writer ⓘ travel writer ⓘ |
| correspondenceForm | letters to her sisters in the faith ⓘ |
| described |
Constantinople (probable)
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surface form:
Constantinople
Easter celebrations in Jerusalem ⓘ Edessa ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Holy Week celebrations in Jerusalem ⓘ Jerusalem liturgical year ⓘ Mount Nebo ⓘ Mount Sinai ⓘ biblical sites in Palestine ⓘ monastic communities in the East ⓘ pilgrimage routes in the Holy Land ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
pilgrimage narrative
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travel literature ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major source for late antique liturgy
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one of the earliest Christian female travel writers ⓘ one of the earliest detailed pilgrimage narratives ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Itinerarium Egeriae
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description of early Christian liturgy in Jerusalem ⓘ detailed travel account of pilgrimage ⓘ pilgrimage to the Holy Land ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| manuscriptStatus |
preserved in a single medieval manuscript copy
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survives in incomplete form ⓘ |
| nationality | Roman Empire citizen ⓘ |
| occupation |
pilgrim
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writer ⓘ |
| possibleOrigin |
Gallaeci
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surface form:
Gallaecia
northwestern Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| primaryTopicOf | Itinerarium Egeriae ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
early Christian holy places
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history of Christian pilgrimage ⓘ history of Jerusalem liturgy ⓘ late 4th-century Christian worship practices ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 4th century ⓘ |
| work |
Itinerarium Egeriae
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Peregrinatio Aetheriae ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Christian communities in the Eastern Mediterranean
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Old Testament and New Testament sites ⓘ |
| wroteDuringReignOf | Theodosius I ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Egeria Description of subject: Egeria was a late 4th-century Christian pilgrim and travel writer whose detailed account of her journey to the Holy Land provides one of the earliest and most important sources on early Christian worship and pilgrimage practices.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.