Specially chosen excerpts from Thomas à Kempis's classic The Imitation of Christ in a beautifully illustrated layout, inspiring you to greater love, devotion, and service for God.
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Höhe: 178 mm
Breite: 127 mm
Dicke: 9 mm
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Thomas à Kempis (1379-1471) was a German monk who emphasized the interior life with Christ and withdrawal from the attractions of the world. Born in the Rhineland town of Kempen, he attended a school at nearby Deventer in Holland started by Gerard Groote, founder of the Brothers of the Common Life. These brothers were devoted to prayer, simplicity, and union with God. When Thomas was nineteen, he entered the monastery of Mount St. Agnes, which the brothers had recently started near Zwolle in Holland. He spent the rest of his long life behind the walls of that monastery. Thomas devoted himself to praying, studying, copying manuscripts, teaching novices, offering Mass, and hearing the confessions of people who came to the monastery church. He wrote a number of sermons, letters, hymns, and information about the lives of the saints. Thomas is most famous for The Imitation of Christ, an instruction book on how to love God.
