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Thomas à Kempis
Thomas à Kempis, CRV (c. – 25 July ; German: Thomas von Kempen; Dutch: Thomas van Kempen) was a German-Dutch canon regular of the late medieval period[1†][2†].
He is best known as the author of The Imitation of Christ, published anonymously in Latin in the Netherlands c.
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–[1†][2†]. This work is one of the most popular and best known Christian devotional books[1†][2†].
His name means “Thomas of Kempen”, Kempen being his home town[1†]. He was a member of the Modern Devotion, a spiritual movement during the late medieval period, and a follower of Geert Groote and Florens Radewyns, the founders of the Brethren of the Common Life[1†].
Thomas à Kempis was born in Kempen in the Rhineland[1†].
His surname at birth was Hemerken (or Hammerlein), meaning “little hammer,” Latinized into "Malleolus"[1†]. His father, Johann, was a blacksmith and his mother, Gertrud, was a schoolmistress[1†].
Early Years and Education
Thomas à Kempis was born around in Kempen, a town near Düss