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Religion Monasticism

Julian's Cell

by (author) Ralph Milton

Publisher
Wood Lake Publishing
Initial publish date
Sep 2002
Category
Monasticism
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781896836508
    Publish Date
    Jan 2002
    List Price
    $22.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770642843
    Publish Date
    Sep 2002
    List Price
    $9.19

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Julian's Cell is a unique work of historical fiction, an attempt to imagine Julian of Norwich's life as it could have been. This is the earthy story of "Katherine" – daughter of a stern and bitter mother. Married at age 16 to Walter, she loses both her children and her husband during the great plagues. She has visions of the passion of Christ and becomes an anchorite – she is "buried alive" in a cell attached to St. Julian's church to lead a life devoted to prayer and spiritual counsel. Today she is known as Mother Julian, or Julian of Norwich, the first woman to write in the English language, and one of the greatest Christian theologians and mystics of all time.

About the author

Ralph Milton was publisher of Wood Lake Books from 1980 to 2000. He has written hundreds of magazine articles and is the author of over twenty books. He holds two honorary doctorates (Doctor of Divinity and Doctor of Sacred Letters). Milton lives in Kelowna, BC, with Beverley, his wife of 63 years.

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