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Geert Grote was the founder of the late medieval religious reform movement Devotio moderna. He lived in the second half of the fourteenth century and was known especially for his criticism of the higher clergy and his preaching activities which incited his audiences to lead a more sincere religious life. Through the three branches of followers together forming the Devotio moderna, he paved the way for a more critical approach to practices in the church during the later Middle Ages and beyond.
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A scientific edition of Grote’s literary legacy is currently being prepared, of which four volumes have been published already; older editions are listed in the two biographies listed below (Épiney-Burgard 1970; Van Zijl 1963).
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Hofman, R. (2016). Grote, Geert. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_555-1
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