Thomas a Kempis
(1380-1471)
German canon regular
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Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380 – 25 July 1471; German: Thomas von Kempen; Dutch: Thomas van Kempen) was a German-Dutch canon regular of the late medieval period and the author of The Imitation of Christ, one of the most popular and best known Christian devotional books. His name means "Thomas of Kempen", Kempen being his home town.
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1380 Kempen, Prince-Archbishopric of Cologne, Holy Roman Empire
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25 July 1471 (aged 91) Zwolle, Bishopric of Utrecht, Holy Roman Empire
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