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Julian Festival

For over twenty-five years the Friends have hosted an annual Julian Lecture given by eminent scholars. The lecture forms the centrepiece of the Julian Festival which takes place on the nearest Saturday after May 8th each year.

Previous speakers have included Bishop John Robinson, Bishop Richard Harries, Fr Robert Llewelyn, Archbishop Peter Smith, Ronald Blythe and Dr Ursula King. The lectures are subsequently published and available for purchase at the Julian Centre or by mail order.

The 2008 festival took place on 10th May in St Julian's Church and our guest lecturer was Canon Melvyn Matthews who spoke on 'Julian of Norwich and Etty Hillesum: Two Women in Times of Conflict'. 

Download extract of 2007 lecture by Dr Ursula King
Download extract of 2008 lecture by Canon Melvyn Matthews
Listen to audio extract of Canon Matthews' lecture 

Details of next year's lecture and festival will be published soon.  

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