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Late Medieval Mystics

Julian of Norwich (1343–1416)

English anchoress, author of Revelations of Divine Love.

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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Saint

Blessed (1342–1500, Wikidata). Saints & Hagiography

Saints calendar: 13 May.

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Era: Late Medieval Mystics (15th century). Mystic.

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