JULIAN OF NORWICH
Julian experienced visions from God 650 years ago in Norwich and, by writing them down, became the first woman writer in the English language.
God, of Your goodness, give me Yourself, for You are enough for me, and anything less that I could ask for would not do You full honour. And if I ask anything that is less, I shall always lack something, but in You alone I have everything.
Chapter 5
“He did not say, ‘You shall not be perturbed, your shall not be troubled, you shall not be distressed’, but He said, ‘You shall not be overcome.'”
Chapter 68
Reflections
Musical settings of Julian’s writing broadcast on BBC Radio 3
The Organ Reborn! Norwich Cathedral’s summer festival featured a concert by the BBC Singers broadcast live on Radio 3. The programme included musical settings of Julian’s Revelations by prominent women composers: Hilary Campbell: Our Endless DayCarol Jones: All Shall...
How Friends of Julian of Norwich began, by Sheila Upjohn, a founder member of the Friends
The Friends of Julian of Norwich was formed in May 1984, but the idea of a fellowship had begun some four years earlier on 8th May 1980, when Julian had been recognised in the Church of England calendar for the first time. Michael Maclean, the rector of St Julian’s,...
How the Friends of Julian were linked to the rebuilding of the Church and Cell, by Sheila Upjohn, a founder member of the Friends
When the Friends of Julian of Norwich was founded forty years ago, the St Julian’s church was virtually new, and Julian’s cell was only 30 years old. For in 1942 a wartime bomb had reduced St Julian’s to ruins, and the church looked set to be demolished. One of the...
The Julian Lecture 2024 by Rowan Williams 10.30am on Saturday, 11th May 2024
'Julian on the Trinity' The Friends’ 40th Anniversary Julian Lecture at Norwich Cathedral by the former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams (Baron Williams of Oystermouth) Hosted by kind permission of the Dean and Chapter Rowan Williams last delivered the Julian...
‘All Shall Be Well’: Poems for Julian of Norwich | Editor Sarah Law wins a bronze in the Illumination Book Awards
All Shall Be Well: Poems for Julian of Norwich (Amethyst Press) is an anthology of poem all with Julian in mind.'Some poems make connections between Julian’s experiences and our own, whether these be the collective trauma of a pandemic, or our individual...
The Glad Giver, a Play for Radio Celebrating Julian of Norwich
Author Jill Korn was interviewed by Rob Jelly for BBC East which includes Radio Norfolk together with Zanna Foley-Davies, who played Julian of Norwich, and John Boyd, who produced the play. If you enjoyed the play, listen to the interview HERE or more insights into...