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Books by Thomas à Kempis

Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380–1471) was a German-Dutch Augustinian canon and member of the Brethren of the Common Life, a religious movement emphasizing personal piety and devotional reading over formal scholasticism. He spent most of his life at the Agnietenberg monastery near Zwolle in the Netherlands, where he copied manuscripts, wrote spiritual treatises, and mentored novices. The Imitation of Christ, compiled in its final form around 1418–1427, is his enduring work. It has been translated into more languages than any other Christian text apart from the Bible and remains in continuous print after six centuries.