The - very scant - information on her life in our possession comes mainly from her Revelations of Divine Love in Sixteen Showings, the book in which this kindly and devout woman set down the content of her visions. One of them, venerated both in the Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion, is the mystic Julian of Norwich, of whom I wish to speak this morning. England is a land that has given birth to a great many distinguished figures who enhanced Church history with their testimony and their teaching. I still remember with great joy the Apostolic Journey I made in the United Kingdom last September. The following is a translation of the Pope's Catechesis, given in Italian. This English anchoress who lived in the late 14th and early 15th centuries is best known for her book "Revelations of Divine Love in Sixteen Showings". At the General Audience on Wednesday, 1 December, held in the Paul IV Audience Hall, the Holy Father talked about Dame Julian of Norwich.
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