In the fifteenth century there stood a monastery named "Nazareth" or "Schaer" devoted to the Devotio Moderna.
In addition, though, under the leadership of Radewyns, in 1387 some members of the Deventer house set up a new community at Windesheim, near Zwolle, and adopted the habit and rule of St Augustine.
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Garcias de Cisneros the abbot of the abbey of Montserrat was influenced by the Devotio Moderna (as well as Louis Barbo) and his book Ejercitatorio de la vida espiritual, i.e. "exercises for the spiritual life" became one of the primary sources for the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola.
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These methods persist in meditations such as the Spiritual Exercises, which the Jesuits continue to practice.
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Devotio Moderna arose at the same time as Christian Humanism, a meshing of Renaissance Humanism and Christianity, and is related to German mysticism and other movements which promoted an intense personal relationship with God.
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The origins of the movement probably go back to the Congregation of Windesheim, though it has so far proved elusive to locate precise origin of the movement.
As one of the early Spanish mystics, he was a pioneer in the use of meditative techniques, having been influenced both by the methodical prayers of the Devotio Moderna group, and the writings of Louis Barbo.