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Kempis, Thomas ŕ, also called Thomas Hemerken or Hämmerlein 1379-1471
German religious writer
He was named after his birthplace, Kempen, near Cologne. In 1400 he entered the Augustinian convent of Agnietenberg near Zwolle in the Netherlands, took holy orders in 1413, was chosen sub-prior in 1429, and died as Superior. He wrote sermons, ascetical treatises, pious biographies, letters and hymns, and in particular the influential devotional work Imitatio Christi (c.1415-24, The Imitation of Christ).
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