Julian of Norwich

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Julian of Norwich was a 14th-century English mystic and anchoress whose visionary work "Revelations of Divine Love" is considered the first known book in English written by a woman and a classic of Christian spirituality.

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instanceOf Catholic mystic ⓘ
Christian mystic ⓘ
English writer ⓘ
anchoress ⓘ
medieval mystic ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
alternativeName Blessed Julian of Norwich ⓘ
linked to: Julian of Norwich

Lady Julian of Norwich ⓘ
linked to: Julian of Norwich
associatedWith St Julian’s Church, Norwich ⓘ
centuryActive 14th century ⓘ
15th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
famousQuotation All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well. ⓘ
fieldOfWork Christian spirituality ⓘ
contemplative prayer ⓘ
mystical theology ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
influenced Christian contemplative tradition ⓘ
feminist theology ⓘ
modern spiritual writers ⓘ
influencedBy biblical exegesis ⓘ
medieval Catholic theology ⓘ
knownFor optimistic theology of hope ⓘ
visions of Christ’s passion ⓘ
writing the first known book in English by a woman ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Middle English ⓘ
movement English mysticism ⓘ
name Julian of Norwich ⓘ
notableWork Revelations of Divine Love ⓘ
Showings ⓘ
occupation anchorite ⓘ
spiritual teacher ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfResidence Norwich ⓘ
St Julian’s Church, Norwich ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousOrder anchorite tradition ⓘ
theologicalFocus divine love ⓘ
divine mercy ⓘ
the motherhood of God ⓘ
veneration Anglican Communion ⓘ
Catholic Church (local and devotional) ⓘ
visionContext series of sixteen revelations while gravely ill ⓘ
visionDate 1373 ⓘ

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Four Quartets → references → Julian of Norwich ⓘ
Little Gidding → alludesTo → Julian of Norwich ⓘ
All shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well → author → Julian of Norwich ⓘ
All shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well → associatedMystic → Julian of Norwich ⓘ
Julian of Norwich → name → Julian of Norwich ⓘ
Julian of Norwich → alternativeName → Lady Julian of Norwich ⓘ
linked to: Julian of Norwich
Julian of Norwich → alternativeName → Blessed Julian of Norwich ⓘ
linked to: Julian of Norwich
Revelations of Divine Love → author → Julian of Norwich ⓘ
Revelations of Divine Love → associatedPerson → Julian of Norwich ⓘ
Showings → author → Julian of Norwich ⓘ
Showings → associatedPerson → Julian of Norwich ⓘ