Julian of Norwich

Also known as Juliana of Norwich, St. Julian of Norwich, St. Juliana of Norwich, Juliana

English theologian and anchoress

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Born: 1343
Died: 1443
Works: 83

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Offenbarungen von göttlicher Liebe
Comfortable words for Christ's lovers
Of the knowledge of ourselves and of God
Rivelazioni Dell'Amore Divino
XVI Revelations of Divine Love

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: Norwich
Active from: 1342
Active to: 1416

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Julian of Norwich (c. 1343 – after 1416), also known as Juliana of Norwich, the Lady Julian, Dame Julian or Mother Julian, was a medieval English Catholic anchoress. Her writings, now known as Revelations of Divine Love, are the earliest surviving English-language works attributed to a woman. They are also the only surviving English-language works by an anchoress.

Julian lived in the English city of Norwich in Norfolk, an important centre for commerce that also had a vibrant religious life. During her lifetime, the city suffered the devastating effects of the Black Death of 1348–1350, the Peasants' Revolt (which affected large parts of England in 1381), and the suppression of the Lollards. In 1373, aged 30 and so seriously ill she thought she was on her deathbed, Julian received a series of visions or shewings of the Passion of Christ. She recovered from her illness and wrote two versions of her experiences, the earlier one being completed soon after her recovery—a much longer version, today known as the Long Text, was written many years later.