Thomas a Kempis was a German Augustinian monk and writer. He was born in 1379 and died in 1471. He wrote many works about monastic life and also an instruction manual on how to live a religious life, entitled 'The Imitation of Christ', first published anonymously in 1418 and completed in 1424. Research Thomas a Kempis
 
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