medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I visited the church back in the 1980s. It had been damaged during the
Second World War & repaired. Not as interesting, therefore, as I had
hoped it would be.
Tom Izbicki
Catherine Gunn wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> Yes - Julian was named after the church to which her anchorhold was
> attached; we know very little about her early life, though it's possible
> that she was a nun at the nearby nunnery of Carrow. The church of st Julian
> in Norwich has a centre dedicated to her, and a website which gives lots of
> links: www.julianofnorwich.org
> Boydell are publishing a _Companion to Julian of Nowich_ later this year -
> worth looking out for!
> Cate
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Marjorie
> Greene
> Sent: 16 January 2008 15:48
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> Subject: [M-R] Julian of Norwich
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> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> I have a new grandniece named Julian. Now, before anyone wonders why I'm
> announcing this to a list of learned listeners (really "readers," but why
> ruin an abomination of alliteration?), I told my brother that his son's new
> daughter might have difficulties because "Julian" is a male name. And then I
> thought "Julian of Norwich." (You don't need to know that, for years, I
> thought this was a man.) I dogpiled J of N and discovered that some sites
> state that "Julian" might not have been her real name, that she was called
> thus b/c she camped out near the church of Saint Julian. Moreover, I found
> her referred to as: Julian; Juliana; Julian(a).
> If anyone has any info, I'd like to read it. I don't mean to sound lazy or
> ungrateful, but I don't need references. I have no access to a scholarly
> library nearby and my former U has cut off J-STOR to retirees. If anyone has
> an article or such in his/her files, please send by attachment OFF LIST.
> Note that this falls under the rubric of "idle curiosity" so please don't
> waste time searching for info. I'm looking for something close at (your)
> hand and easy to relay.
> Thanks in advance, MG
>
>
> Marjorie Greene
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