Thomas à Kempis
1380–1471 · Kempen
About
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
Contemplative Christian tradition
Devotio Moderna
Dutch, Latin
Biography
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.
Teachings & topics
DevotionContemplative prayerMysticismSilenceGrace
Lineage & relations
Teachers
Florens Radewyns
Teacher
Geert Groote
Teacher
Notable students
Alexander Hegius von Heek
Student
Bibliography
- The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis (A New Reading of the 1441 Latin Autograph Manuscript)1989 · Mercer University Press
- The Imitation of Mary1948 · Newman Press
- The eucharistic jewels of à Kempis1923 · The Society for Promoting Christian knowledge
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