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Imitation of Christ
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A work of spiritual devotion, also sometimes called the "Following of Christ". Its purpose is to instruct the soul in Christian perfection with Christ as the Divine Model. It consists of a series of counsels of perfection written in Latin in a familiar and even colloquial style, and is divided into four parts or books:
- Useful admonitions for a spiritual life,
- Admonitions concerning spiritual things;
- Of interior consolation;
- Of the Blessed Sacrament.
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Obstat, Nihil. Lafort, Remy, Censor. Entry for 'Imitation of Christ'. The Catholic Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/tce/i/imitation-of-christ.html. Robert Appleton Company. New York. 1914.