![]() In this little thing I saw three properties. Julian became well known throughout England as a spiritual authority.įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit . And so have all things their beginning by the love of God. This is believed to be the first book written by a woman in the English language. ![]() These visions would twenty years later be the source of her major work, called Sixteen Revelations of Divine Love (circa 1393). ![]() (They ended by the time she overcame her illness on May 13, 1373). Even her name is uncertain, the name “Julian” coming from the Church of St Julian in Norwich, where she occupied a cell adjoining the church as an anchoress.Īt the age of thirty, suffering from a severe illness and believing she was on her deathbed, Julian had a series of intense visions. She is venerated in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran churches. Julian was also known as a spiritual authority within her community where she also served as a counsellor and advisor. ![]() Little is known of her life aside from her writings. Her Revelations of Divine Love, written around 1395, is the first book in the English language known to have been written by a woman. ![]() 1416) is considered to be one of the greatest English mystics. Librivox recording of Revelations of Divine Love, by Julian of Norwich, translated by Grace Warrack. ![]()
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