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Julian of Norwich (1342–1416) was an anchorite who lived her entire adult life seeking the presence of God in a small doorless room (an “anchorhold”) built onto the side wall of St. Julian’s Church in Norwich, England. Very little is known about her. Even her name is a mystery, since Julian is likely a reference to the church where she lived and not her given name. Despite this anonymity, Julian is historically important. She was the first woman to write a book in the English language, and the subject of that book is God’s love. This excerpt, taken from her Showings (which is also known by the title Revelations of Divine Love), describes God’s affection for humankind using both masculine and feminine imagery.