Julian of Norwich
In May of 1373, Julian of Norwich, then thirty and a half years old, received revelations from Christ and the Virgin Mary which cured her of a serious illness. Little else is known of this anchoress, who lived outside the church of St. Julian and St. Edward in Norwich, which was a part of a Benedictine community at Carrow. She wrote an account of her vision in 1403 which stresses the importance of the love of God. The Revelation of Divine Love is thought to have been influenced by the works of Walter Hilton, The Cloud of Unknowing, and neo-platonic philosophy. Julian died sometime after 1413, when a will mentions her as a beneficiary.
Karen Rae Keck
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