biography
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Kempis, Thomas à
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originally Thomas Hemerken
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pronunciation:
[kempis]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1379–1471)
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| biography:
| Religious writer, whose name derives from his birthplace, Kempen, in W Germany. He entered the Augustinian convent of Agnietenberg near Zwolle (1400), was ordained in 1413, chosen sub-prior in 1429, and died as superior. His many writings include the influential devotional work Imitatio Christi (c.1415–24, The Imitation of Christ). |
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