She was the first woman to have a book published in the English language but many youngsters are unaware of just how influential Julian of Norwich was.
A fresh push to ensure memories of her achievements are passed on starts tomorrow with a month-long event.
Lucy Care, who has curated the Love is the Meaning exhibition as part of the Visions of Julian of Norwich event organised by the Friends of Julian, said: "Julian didn’t come from a rich background particularly, but she wrote a book and it survived 650 years.
"We want people to see the exhibitions because although she’s a very famous lady in the city and very important, people don’t necessarily know what she did and why she’s important."
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The book, Revelations of Divine Love, has survived more than six centuries and details Julian’s visions of the Passion of Christ when she fell severely ill in 1373 aged 30.
She made a miraculous recovery and took vows to live as an anchoress, locking herself away in a small cell attached to a church which is now St Julian’s Church, off Rouen Road.
She was "basically a free psychotherapist", Lucy added, as others would seek her wisdom by speaking to her through the tiny window of her cell.
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She added: "The writings are in the British Library and they are all digitised – they’re all online."
Such is the regard for her works that the line "all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well" was embroidered at the bottom of a screen used to shelter Charles III during the King's coronation ceremony anointment at Westminster Abbey in May.
Lucy is holding an arts and crafts day on Thursday, October 26 to teach youngsters about Julian, between 10am and 3pm, which is part of an international art exhibition in response to Julian's ‘shewings’ 650 years ago, running until November 16.
Artists from as far as the USA and Finland have taken part.
The events will be held in three different churches, each of which being churches that Julian herself knew: St Stephens Church, St John’s Church and St Julian’s Church.
Further details can be found at julianofnorwich.org.
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