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Thomas à Kempis

Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380–1471) was a German-Dutch canon regular of the Augustinian order. He was born in Kempen, in the Rhineland, and spent most of his life at the monastery of Mount Saint Agnes near Zwolle in the Netherlands. He was educated by the Brethren of the Common Life at Deventer and is associated with the devotional movement known as the Devotio Moderna. He is traditionally regarded as the author of The Imitation of Christ (De imitatione Christi), a Latin devotional work that became one of the most widely read Christian books.

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