Thomas à Kempis (1380–1471)
Canon regular, author of The Imitation of Christ.
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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Era: Late Medieval Mystics (15th century). Mystic and spiritual writer.