Portrait of Thomas à Kempis
Medieval

Thomas à Kempis

c. 1380 – 1471 · Netherlands

“I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

John 14:6 (KJV)

A quiet Augustinian monk in the Netherlands, Thomas is believed to have written The Imitation of Christ, a devotional guide to humility and inner simplicity that became, after the Bible, one of the most printed books in history.

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Portrait: Unknown artist · Public domain