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Thomas à Kempis

German canon regular

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Lived 1380–1471, aged 91
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  • Era
    1380–1471
    Aged 91
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Updated 2026-05-29

Medieval German-Dutch monk behind The Imitation of Christ, a devotional text that's somehow remained one of Christianity's most-read books for 600 years.

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Thomas à Kempis 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.

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