Thomas à Kempis
Hospice of the Poor
Written work
Hospice of the Poor
Hospitale pauperum
Reflections on voluntary poverty and the welcome of the poor and the sick as places of encounter with Christ, in line with the practical charity of the Brethren of the Common Life.
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Authorship note
Traditional attribution to Thomas, included in the editions of his works (Sommalius, 1600–1615; Pohl, 1902–1922).
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Thomas à Kempis
Thomae Hemerken a Kempis Opera omnia
The Conscious LibraryThomae Hemerken a Kempis Opera omnia
Herder (Friburgo de Brisgovia), 1902
Ed. crítica de M. J. Pohl, 7 vols., 1902–1922.
Other works by Thomas à Kempis
- The Imitation of Christ · 1441
- Imitation of Christ, Book I: Admonitions Useful for the Spiritual Life · 1424
- Imitation of Christ, Book II: Admonitions Drawing toward the Inner Life · 1427
- Imitation of Christ, Book III: On Inner Consolation · 1430
- Imitation of Christ, Book IV: On the Blessed Sacrament · 1430
- The Soliloquy of the Soul · 1435
- The Little Garden of Roses · 1440
- The Valley of Lilies · 1440
- Of the Three Tabernacles · 1440
- On the Discipline of Cloistered Religious · 1440
- Of the Faithful Steward · 1440
- Letter to a Cellarer · 1440
- Of True Compunction of Heart · 1440
- Little Book of Spiritual Exercise · 1440
- On the Elevation of the Mind · 1440
- Manual for the Young · 1440
- Manual for Little Ones · 1440
- Consolation of the Poor and the Sick · 1440
- Little Alphabet of a Good Monk · 1440
- Sermons to the Novices Regular · 1440
- Sermons on the Life and Passion of Our Lord; A Meditation on the Incarnation · 1440
- Prayers and Meditations on the Life of Christ · 1440
- Dialogues of the Novices and Lives of the Founders · 1450
- Life of St Lidwina of Schiedam · 1448
- The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St Agnes · 1471
- Canticles and Hymns · 1450
- Letters · 1450
Sources
- Pohl, Michael Joseph (ed.). Thomae Hemerken a Kempis Opera omnia. 7 vols. Friburgo de Brisgovia: Herder, 1902–1922.
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