Julian of Norwich

Born

November 8, 1342

Died

1500

Known as

theologian, writer, anchorite, hermit, Christian mystic, philosopher

Julian of Norwich, 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.

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