of Norwich Julian

Julian of Norwich, born around 1342 or 1343 and alive after 1416, was an English religious writer who lived in Norwich as an anchoress, a woman devoted to prayer and contemplation in seclusion. Very little is known about her personal life, and even "Julian" probably comes from St. Julian's Church, the Norwich church with which she was associated.

She is best known for Revelations of Divine Love, a work based on a series of visions she experienced during a grave illness when she was about thirty. She first wrote a shorter account and later expanded it into a longer, more reflective version. The book is celebrated not only for its spiritual depth but also because it is considered the earliest surviving English-language book attributed to a woman.

Her writing is remembered for its warmth, clarity, and trust in divine love, including the line often paraphrased as "all shall be well." Across the centuries, she has remained an important voice in Christian spirituality and in the history of English literature.