Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380-1471)

Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon -- from Herbermann, Charles George (1840-1916)

Thomas a Kempis (c. 1380-1471) -- from Wikipedia Article

Thomas a Kempis -- from The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge

Founders of the New Devotion: Being the Lives of Gerard Groote, Florentius Radewin and Their Followers.

Imitation of Christ (Author)

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