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Historical development The earliest evidence for a Palm Sunday procession comes from a late fourth-century religious woman named Egeria, who recorded her experiences on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land for her community in Spain.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2023 The name also nods to the nymph Egeria from Roman mythology, who was a counselor to kings.—
Carol Besler,
Robb Report,
13 Jan. 2022 The cave-church is probably the one described in a fourth-century account of Nazareth by the pilgrim Egeria, according to the research.—
James Rogers,
Fox News,
25 Nov. 2020
Word History
Etymology
Latin, a nymph who advised the legendary Roman king Numa Pompilius