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The mystery of the Way of Egeria
Lopez Pereira mainly refers to two fundamental factors in relation to Egeria: their origin and the route done.
First invites us to consider the relevance of such a woman, who, in a time so remote as the year 383 had the opportunity form in latin and embark on a journey under the protection of the soldiers of the Roman Empire, data crucial to take into account, since given the society that lived in this period, it would be logical that the opportunities that will provide you were spoiled by their status as women. On this basis, Lopez instructs us about the doubts regarding the origin of Egeria, that despite can not be confirmed, all the data seem to indicate that he was from the first independent Kingdom suevo illustrated nun: Galicia.
Egeria texts served as an example to reputable figures as they were San Valerio or San Rosendo; founder of the monastery of Celanova abad, who donated a manuscript of the journey of Egeria (currently at whereabouts unknown) and invited the monks to follow in the footsteps of his literature.
Finally, this skilled latinist praises the efforts made by Egeria, carrying out a hard journey from the West, through the Sanai, Egypt, Jerusalem, Palestine to Constantinople, to produce an epic manuscript that would later become a piece unique to our history.