Julian of norwich biography summary graphic organizer

English Christian mystic and theologian best known for her Revelations of Divine Love.Name variations: St. Juliane in Norwice.

Pronunciation: JEW-lee-an of NOR-which. Born around December 1342, probably near Norwich, England; died around 1416 (although some have speculated as late as 1423), in an anchorhold attached to the church of St. Julian in Norwich; parents and education unknown; never married; no children.

As a girl, wished for three gifts from God, including an illness, which she endured at age 30; received a series of 16 revelations of God's love when thought to be at the point of death; shortly after, wrote an account of her experience; in an expanded version of her recollections, written 20 years later, included her understanding of their meaning; became an anchoress at the church of St.