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
- Map of Norwich (c.1300) by Woodward.jpg
Map of Norwich (c. 1300) by Samuel Woodward (1847); St Julian's Church, towards the bottom of the map, is labelled with a '7'.
- The Book of Margery Kempe, Chapter 18 (excerpt).png
Part of the manuscript (c. 1440) dictated by the mystic Margery Kempe to a scribe, in which she mentions visiting "dame jelyan" (British Library)
- Revelations of Divine Love (Add MS 37790) f. 97r.png
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 millesimo ccccxiii". (BL, Add MS 37790)
- CCCC MS 79 fol72r 300px.jpg
A bishop blessing an anchoress, from MS 079: Pontifical (c. 1400 – c. 1410), Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
First edition of XVI Revelations of Divine Love (1670)
- Entrance to Mother Julian's cell.jpg
The entrance to the modern cell