Julian of Norwich was a medieval English theologian and anchoress who lived in the city of Norwich. She is primarily recognized as the author of the first surviving English-language book written by a woman, titled *Revelations of Divine Love*. While living in seclusion in a cell attached to St Julian's Church, she experienced a series of profound spiritual visions during a period of severe illness in 1373. These mystical experiences, which she recorded in both a short and a long version, established her as a significant figure in Christian mysticism.