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This study analyzes the works of Origen and Julian of Norwich to show the patristic background of Julian of Norwich’s theology of love from the perspective of the relationship between knowledge and love. Even if some commentators regard Julian as “unlettered” or “little creature” in accordance with Julian’s own words in her Long Text, we can regard Julian as a theologian because of Julian’s theological integrity in terms of Julian’s use of Biblical text and patristic tradition. This study briefly explores what Origen’s theology of love is through Gregory Thaumaturgus’ The Oration and Panegyric Addressed to Origen and Origen’s Commentary of Song of Songs in the first place. And then, it examines Julian of Norwich’s theology of love throughout the long text of Showing of love for the preliminary to the comparison. The comparison focuses on two things: one is the relationship between the love of God and the knowledge of God, and the other is the role of prayer in their theologies of love. Not only should there be no gap between their knowledge of God and their commitment to the Christian community, but also love is the essential theme in Origen’s theology as of Julian of Norwich. When their theologies of love are explored with the notion of the relationship between love and knowledge, we can say that Julian of Norwich’s theology of love is located in the patristic tradition.