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Also known as Thomas von Kempen, Thomas Hammerlein, Thomas Hemerken, Thomas Hämerken, Malleolus, Thomas a Kempis, Thomas von Kempen à Kempis, Hämerkin

German canon regular

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Thomas à Kempis (1380–1471) was a male writer, philosopher, poet, and Catholic priest. Born in Kempen with the birth name Thomas Haemerkken, he was a member of the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine. He studied under Florens Radewyns and Geert Groote, and later taught Alexander Hegius von Heek. His field of work was philosophy, and he spoke and wrote in Dutch and Latin.

His most notable work is *The Imitation of Christ*. Other listed works include *Ny fanarahana any Jeso-kristy*, *L'imitation de Jésus-Christ*, *L'imitazione di Gesu' Cristo*, *L'imitazione di Cristo*, and *Andachtsübungen und vier Buecher von der Nachfolge Christi*. He died on 25 July 1471 in Zwolle and was buried in the Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Tenhemelopneming in Overijssel. His feast day is August 25.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1380
Died
25 July 1471
Works
619

Top works

  • Ny fanarahana any Jeso-kristy
  • L'imitation de Jésus-Christ
  • L'imitazione di Gesu' Cristo
  • L'imitazione di Cristo
  • Andachtsübungen und vier Buecher von der Nachfolge Christi

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1380
Active to
1471

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
22
Total plays
504

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Quotes

  • If thou knewest the whole Bible by heart, and the sayings of all the philosophers, what would it profit thee without the love of God and without grace?
  • What will it avail thee to dispute profoundly of the Trinity, if thou be void of humility, and art thereby displeasing to the Trinity?
  • Many things there are to know which profiteth little or nothing to the soul.
  • Be not high-minded, but rather confess thine ignorance.
  • He who knoweth himself well is vile in his own sight;
  • To account nothing of one’s self, and to think always kindly and highly of others, this is great and perfect wisdom.

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Thomas à Kempis, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Monument on Mount Saint Agnes in Zwolle "Here lived Thomas van Kempen in the service of the Lord and wrote his Imitation of Christ, 1406–1471" The reliquary with the relics of Thomas à Kempis Excerpt from the manuscript "Opera" (Works), written by Thomas à Kempis in the 2nd half of the 15th century Thomas à Kempis on Mount Saint Agnes – (1569)

Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380 – 1 May 1471; German: Thomas von Kempen; Dutch: Thomas van Kempen) 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thomas à Kempis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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