English anchoress (c. 1343 – after 1416)

Julian of Norwich

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Subject	Julian of Norwich
Category	English anchoress (c. 1343 – after 1416)
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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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