Thomas à Kempis
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34 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of death
- July 25, 1471, 1471[12]
- Place of birth
- Kempen
- Place of death
- Zwolle
- Country of citizenship
- Burgundian Netherlands[15]
- Occupation
- writer, philosopher, Catholic priest, poet, canon, mystic, regular priest, Catholic theologian[17][18][19]
- Field of work
- philosophy[20]
- Religion or worldview
- Catholic Church[36]
- Notable work
- The Imitation of Christ, Meditatio de incarnatione Christi, Sermones de vita et passione Domini, Alphabetum monachi, Van goeden woerden to horen ende die to spreken, Orationes de passione domini et beata virgine et aliis sanctis, Hortulus rosarum, Vallis liliorum, Consolatio pauperum, Epitaphium monachorum, Vita boni monachi, Manuale parvulorum, Doctrinale juvenum, Hospitale pauperum, Cantica, De solitudine et silentio, Sermones ad novicios, Vita Lidewigis virginis, Vita Pauli, Soliloquium, Vita Gerardi Magni, Letters[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]
- Student of
- Florens Radewyns, Geert Groote
- Attested in
- Mare Magnum (vol. 82)
- Birth name
- Thomas Haemerkken
- Copyright status as a creator
- copyrights on works have expired
- Described by source
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia, Otto's encyclopedia, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Neue Deutsche Biographie
- Honorific suffix
- C.R.S.A.
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Christian Hymns
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- Place of burial
- Overijssel, Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Tenhemelopneming[13][14]
- Pseudonym
- Tomáš Hemerken Kempenský[43]
- Religious order
- Canons Regular of Saint Augustine[39]
- Writing language
- Latin
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Summary
Thomas à Kempis was born in 1380[1] in Kempen[2]. He died on July 25, 1471[3], in Zwolle[4]. He worked as a writer[5], philosopher[6], Catholic priest[7], poet[8], and canon[9].
Why It Matters
Thomas à Kempis has been cited as an influence by Pierre Poiret[45], a philosopher[46], 1646–1719[47], of France[48].
Works attributed to him include The Imitation of Christ[49], a literary work[50], founded in 1418[51].
FAQs
Where was Thomas à Kempis born?
Thomas à Kempis was born in Kempen[2].
Where did Thomas à Kempis die?
Thomas à Kempis passed away in Zwolle[4].
What did Thomas à Kempis do for work?
Thomas à Kempis worked as a writer[5], philosopher[6], Catholic priest[7], poet[8], and canon[9].
Who did Thomas à Kempis influence?
Thomas à Kempis has been cited as an influence by Pierre Poiret[45].