The Imitation of Christ
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The Imitation of Christ is a Christian devotional book by Thomas à Kempis, composed in Medieval Latin as De Imitatione Christi c. 1418–1427. The devotional text is divided into four books of detailed
Modern photo of Windesheim (Netherlands), where Devotio Moderna took root
An 1874 edition from Tours, France
Chap. 1 from The Imitation of Christ, Chapman & Hall (1878)
The 1505 edition, Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Thomas à Kempis
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Thomas à Kempis 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 Kem
The Imitation of Christ
…The Imitation of Christ is a Christian devotional book by Thomas à Kempis, composed in Medieval Latin as De Imitatione Christi c. 1418–1427. The devotional text is divided into four books of detailed spiritual instructions…
Thomas von Kempen JS
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