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Desiderius Erasmus was born in Rotterdam, Holland around 1466. Desiderius was a Dutch scholar and a humanist the son of a priest named Roger Gerard but his parents were unmarried at the time of his birth. His parents died while he was still at a very young age of the plague but took good care of Erasmus and his brother, Peter, until their death giving him some of the best education by enrolling him in monastic and semimonastic schools. Once his parents died his guardians kept him well taken care of and in school. After attending school he joined the Augustinian Monastery and became a monk in 1487 and took monastic vows a year later. In 1492 he became a priest but left for Paris, France in 1495. He left for France to study Theology. In Paris, Eramus lived freely where he experimented with different styles of writing and wrote a little bit of poetry. Erasmus left Paris in 1499 with a student and a patron tp travel to England. In England he met many new important people that helped shape his beliefs on the reformation of the Catholic Church including [|John Colet] and [|Sir Thomas More]. In, 1506 Desiderius traveled to Italy, where he spent the next three years of his life. After Italy, Erasmus went back to England in 1509. He then wrote the //"[|Praise of Folly]."//This was about the obstacles of the fulfillment of Christ's teaching. Then he became a professor at Cambridge in 1511 and became formally released from the monastic vows in 1517. In 1516 Erasmus published his annotated version of the New Testament, this introduced a more rational conception of Christian Doctrine and his most significant contribution to the protestant reformation. This also was what [|Martin Luther] used to translate the bible into German. Erasmus was nonetheless critically opposed to the radical methods assumed by reformers. In 1524 Erasmus published his book called //discourse on free wil//// l. //Erasmus was a huge part of the reformation and set the base for other reformers including Luther. He died in 1536



**Erasmus' Timeline **

1466-Birth of Desiderius Erasmus 1509-Erasmus writes the //"Praise of Folly"//  1515-Desiderius Erasmus writes showing corruption in Catholic Church. 1516-Erasmus edits the New Testament for the first time ever. 1517-Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the castle chapel in Wittenburg, Germany 1521-Luther is excommunicated after refusing to recant 1534-Henry VIII declares Church of England is no longer under papal control. 1536-Erasmus dies

__**Quotes **__ "Humility is truth" "Don't give your advice before you are called upon" "The desire to write grows with writing." "Women, can't live with them, can't live without them" "Your library is your paradise" = = =__Questions:__ = Short Answer
 * What was the //"Praise of Folly"// about?


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Why did Erasmus travel to so many different places?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">Multiple Choice Where was Erasmus born? a) Russia b) Spain c) Holland d) Sweeden <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Which popular book did he rewrite? a) The Old Testament b) Discourse on Free Will c) The Praise of Folly d) The New Testament

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