Julian of Norwich

Julian of Norwich, or Juliana of Norwich (c.1342–c.1416) was an anchoress (a woman who locks herself away to be closer to God). She wrote "Revelations of Divine Love". It is the first known English book written by a woman.

Julian of Norwich
Born	1342
Died	1416
Feast	8 May or 13 May

Julian Of Norwich Media

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  Map of Norwich (c. 1300) by Samuel Woodward (1847); St Julian's Church, towards the bottom of the map, is labelled with a '7'.

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  Part of the manuscript (c. 1440) dictated by the mystic Margery Kempe to a scribe, in which she mentions visiting "dame jelyan" (British Library)

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  The beginning of the 15th-century Short Text. "Here es a vision schewed be the goodenes of god to a devoute woman and hir name es Julyan that is recluse atte Norwyche and ȝitt ys on lyfe anno domini millesimocode: la is deprecated ccccxiii". (BL, Add MS 37790)

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  A bishop blessing an anchoress, from MS 079: Pontifical (c. 1400 – c. 1410), Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

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  First edition of XVI Revelations of Divine Love (1670)

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  The entrance to the modern cell