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Thomas à Kempis

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, born Thomas Haemerkken in Kempen, was a male writer, philosopher, poet, and Catholic priest. He was a member of the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine and a student of Florens Radewyns and Geert Groote. His notable work is The Imitation of Christ. He wrote in Latin and spoke Dutch.

He died on 25 July 1471 in Zwolle and is buried in Overijssel at the Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Tenhemelopneming. He is described by sources including the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. His feast day is August 25. He is considered a blessed figure within the Catholic Church.

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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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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Thomas
Gender: male
Citizenship: Burgundian Netherlands
Place of birth: Kempen
Place of death: Zwolle
Occupation: poet
Languages spoken: Latin
Religion: Catholic Church
Student of: Geert Groote
Field of work: philosophy
Image: Portret van Thomas à Kempis, RP-P-OB-26.661.jpg
Religious order: Canons Regular of Saint Augustine

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Commons category: Thomas a Kempis
date of death: 1471-00-00
date of birth: 1380-00-00
birth name: Thomas Haemerkken
Commons gallery: Thomas a Kempis
place of burial: Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Tenhemelopneming
described by source: Wikitólica
feast day: August 25
Commons Creator page: Thomas a Kempis
student: Alexander Hegius von Heek
canonization status: blessed
writing language: Latin
pseudonym: Tomáš Hemerken Kempenský
ethnic group: Dutch
P12749: Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg
P13311: fermentation
P8168: South Riding of Tipperary

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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.

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