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  1. a Kempis, Thomas a Kempisnoun

    German ecclesiastic (1380-1471)

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  1. thomas a kempis

    Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380 – 25 July 1471; German: Thomas von Kempen; Dutch: Thomas van Kempen) was a German-Dutch canon regular of the late medieval period and the author of The Imitation of Christ, published anonymously in Latin in the Netherlands c. 1418–1427, one of the most popular and best known Christian devotional books. His name means "Thomas of Kempen", Kempen being his home town. 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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    Thomas a Kempis (1379-1471) was a German theologian and monk who is best known for writing "The Imitation of Christ," one of the most popular and influential Christian devotional books. A member of the Brethren of the Common Life, he devoted his life to reading, writing and manual labor. Despite spending much of his life in the monastery, his work has had a profound influence on both Catholic and Protestant theology.

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  1. Thomas à Kempis

    Thomas à Kempis, C.R.S.A. was a canon regular of the late medieval period and the most probable author of The Imitation of Christ, which is one of the best known Christian books on devotion. His name means "Thomas of Kempen", his hometown, and in German he is known as Thomas von Kempen. He also is known by various spellings of his family name: Thomas Haemerkken; Thomas Hammerlein; Thomas Hemerken and Thomas Hämerken.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of thomas a kempis in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of thomas a kempis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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