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Today is the feast of Julian of Norwich in the Anglican churches.* Interestingly, the date commemorates not her death, but the date she began to have her revelations. The oldest MS of the "Short Text" is BL Add 37790, 1st 1/2 of the 15th c., which is, praise be, back online. 🕯️🧵 #medievalsky
May 8, 2025, 3:32 PM
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