Thomas à Kempis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German canon regular
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1380
Place of Birth: Kempen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Date of Death: 25-Jul-1471
Profession: writer, poet, Catholic priest, theologian, philosopher
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Thomas à Kempis
- Thomas à Kempis (c.
- 1380 – 25 July 1471), was a German-Dutch canon regular of the late medieval period and the author of The Imitation of Christ, one of the most popular and best known Christian devotional books.
- His name means Thomas "of Kempen", his home town, and in German he is known as Thomas von Kempen (in Dutch, Thomas van Kempen).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.
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