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Julian of Norwich : a contemplative biography / Amy Frykholm.

Summary:

In 1373, a thirty-year-old woman named Julian, living in East Anglia, England, began receiving visions--what she later called "sixteen showings"--that revealed to her the reality of the love of God. When she wrote these down, they became the first English-language ever written by a woman.

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  • ISBN: 1557256268
  • ISBN: 9781557256263
  • Physical Description: xxii, 147 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: Brewster, Mass. : Paraclete Press, [2010]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-121)).
Formatted Contents Note:
Three desires -- The travail of Julian's youth -- May 13, 1373 -- "I have been raving" -- The friar -- Mixed life -- Writing -- Enclosure -- Sweet spiritual sights -- Anchoress -- A deed honorable, marvelous, and plenteous.
Subject: Julian, of Norwich, 1343-
Women mystics > England > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

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Harnett County Main Library B JULIAN Fry (Text) 33630003915258 Adult Biography Checked out 05/02/2025