Thomas a Kempis
![[Thomas a Kempis]](ncd00249.jpg "jpg illustration of Thomas a Kempis; please do not write to ask about the image")
- Profile
- Author of the Imitation of Christ.
A Canon Regular, his principal occupation was copying works of piety, particularly the Bible.
- Born
- 1380 at Kempen, Germany
- Died
- 1471 at Mount Saint Agnee, Zwolle, Switzerland of natural causes
New Catholic Dictionary
