Today marks the 650th anniv of the revelations of Julian of Norwich, the 14th-century English mystic and hermit, whose writings were only widely discovered in the 20th century. Merton called her with Newman the most significant English theologian. Reflections from the pandemic 👇
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#MastersofSocialIsolation (4) Julian of Norwich, a 14th-cen English mystic, spent half her life as an anchoress, enclosed in a cell attached to her local church. From a small window she could receive food and offer spiritual advice, while from another she could view the altar.
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