From: benlizro@ihug.co.nz   
      
   Author of the first book in English known to have been written by a woman.   
   She was an anchoress (masc. anchorite).   
   "Anchorites are frequently considered to be a type of hermit,but unlike   
   hermits, they were required to take a vow of stability of place, opting   
   for permanent enclosure in cells often attached to churches. Also unlike   
   hermits, anchorites were subject to a religious rite of consecration   
   that closely resembled the funeral rite, following which they would be   
   considered dead to the world and a type of living saint." (Wikipedia)   
      
   Dates of birth and death uncertain. But in May 1373 she was about 30,   
   and seriously ill, and had a series of visions which formed the basis of   
   her book, _Revelations of Divine Love_.   
      
   Famous quote: "And all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well."   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_of_Norwich   
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchorite   
      
   That's today here.   
   Also the birthday of Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842-1900),   
   composer of "St.Gertrude" (bka "Onward, Christian Soldiers")   
   and some operettas.   
   We had "The Major-General's Song" on the radio before breakfast.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)