Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471)

Today also marks the death of Thomas à Kempis , and the following is taken from Wikipedia:

Thomas à Kempis (ca.1380 – 25 July 1471) was a late Medieval Catholic monk and probable author of The Imitation of Christ, one of the best known Christian books on devotion. He was born in Kempen, Germany. While attending school in Deventer, Thomas encountered the Brethren of the Common Life, followers of Gerard Groote‘s Modern Devotion. Thomas was invested at the Mount St. Agnes monastery in 1406. He did not become ordained as a priest however, until 1413 or 1414. Thomas’ life was a quiet one, his time being spent between devotional exercises, composition, and copying. He copied the Bible no less than four times, one of the copies being preserved at Darmstadt in five volumes. In its teachings he was widely read, and his works abound in Biblical quotations, especially from the New Testament.