About this episode

Summer tells the story of medieval mystics, focusing on Julian of Norwich, the first published female author in English.

In this week's story time, Summer tells the story of the ancient mystics that chose to brick themselves in cells, until death do they part from their bricks. The most famous anchoress, Julian of Norwich, is widely considered the first published female author in the English language. She may also have been the first feminist cat lady. Tune in! The post Medieval Mystics Behind Bricks appeared first on Sheologians .

People in this episode

Host: Summer White

Topics covered

• medieval mystics
• Christianity
• female authors
• feminism
• storytelling

Keywords

• medieval mystics
• Julian of Norwich
• anchoress
• female authors
• Christianity
• story time

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