Order of Julian of Norwich

The Order of Julian of Norwich (OJN) is a contemplative community of nuns in the Episcopal Church.

[1] The Order was founded in Connecticut in 1985, under the inspiration of the priest John Swanson (known by his religious name, Fr John-Julian OJN).

The Order relocated to Waukesha, Wisconsin, where Julian House Monastery was gradually extended.

Amongst other eco-friendly features, the monastery generates its own solar electricity, harvests rainwater through a water management system, and engages in extensive market gardening and sustainable land husbandry.

Professed sisters take the three traditional Benedictine vows: stability, conversion of life, and obedience "in the spirit of our Blessed Mother Saint Julian".