RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Julian of Norwich

1342 - 1416

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Julian of Norwich (c. 1343 – after 1416), also known as Juliana of Norwich, the Lady Julian, Dame Julian or Mother Julian, was an English anchoress of the Middle Ages. Her writings, now known as Revelations of Divine Love, are the earliest surviving English-language works attributed to a woman. They are also the only surviving English-language works by an anchoress. Julian lived in the English city of Norwich, an important centre for commerce that also had a vibrant religious life. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julian of Norwich is the 1,767th most popular religious figure (down from 1,628th in 2019), the 2,079th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,816th in 2019) and the 51st most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Julian of Norwich ranks 1,767 out of 3,187. Before her are Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Saint Homobonus, Judoc, Andrey Sheptytsky, William Wakefield Baum, and Arturo Sosa. After her are Joachim III of Constantinople, Malo, Charles de Bourbon, Theodore II of Constantinople, Antonio Barberini, and Euthymius I of Constantinople.

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Among people born in 1342, Julian of Norwich ranks 10. Before her are Jeong Dojeon, Frederick the Simple, Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür, Catherine of Bohemia, Leo V, King of Armenia, and Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque.  Among people deceased in 1416, Julian of Norwich ranks 7. Before her are Ferdinand I of Aragon, Jerome of Prague, John, Duke of Berry, Eleanor of Castile, Queen of Navarre, Anna of Cilli, and Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić. After her is Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Julian of Norwich ranks 2,079 out of 8,785. Before her are Chris Martin (1977), James Wolfe (1727), William Hamilton (1730), Edward Cave (1691), Joan Robinson (1903), and Eric Knight (1897). After her are Lytton Strachey (1880), Malo (487), Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862), June Almeida (1930), Vince Clarke (1960), and John Wetton (1949).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Julian of Norwich ranks 51. Before her are Dunstan (909), Paul Gallagher (1954), Alkmund of Derby (800), Mary Ward (1585), John Morton (1420), and Willibald (700). After her are Malo (487), Oswald of Northumbria (604), Matthew Festing (1949), Sigfrid of Sweden (1000), Barbara West (1911), and Saint Alban (300).

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