Thomas à Kempis

Thomas à Kempis, CRV ( – 01 May 1471;) ; ) was a German-Dutch Catholic canon regular of the Augustinians and the author of ''The Imitation of Christ'', one of the best known Christian devotional books. His name means "Thomas of Kempen", Kempen, Germany, being his home town.

He was a member of the Congregation of Windesheim, which was part of the Modern Devotion, a reform movement during the late medieval period. Therein, he was a follower of Geert Groote and Florens Radewyns, the founders of the Brethren of the Common Life, of which the Windesheim Augustinians were an offshoot. Provided by Wikipedia
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    De la imitación de cristo y menosprecio del mundo / by Kempis, Tomás de

    Published 1947
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