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:''This article discusses Erasmus, the theologian. For the Greek Orthodox Bishop, see [[Erasmus of Arcadia]].''

:''This article discusses Erasmus, the theologian. For the Greek Orthodox Bishop, see [[Erasmus of Arcadia]].''

[[Image:Holbein Portrait of Erasmus.JPG|thumb|by Hans Holbein the Younger]]

[[Image:Holbein Portrait of Erasmus.JPG|thumb|Erasmus by Hans Holbein the Younger]]

'''Desiderius Erasmus''' (1466-1536), born as Gerrit Gerritszoon in [[Rotterdam]], was an [[Rule of St. Augustine|Augustinian]] [[monk]], [[Humanism|humanist]], [[philosopher]] and the leading thinker of the Northern [[The Renaissance|Renaissance]] that took place in the [[Netherlands]].  He wanted more spirituality in the [[Catholic Church]] and urged a greater emphasis on the teachings of [[Jesus]].  He published a [[Greek language|Greek]] edition of the [[New Testament]], and was the first scholar to become famous through use of the [[Printing Press|printing press]], developed in the Northern Renaissance. Though he wrote satires about the Church that led others to criticize it, Erasmus condemned [[Martin Luther]] and strenuously opposed the [[Reformation]]. Nonetheless, it is commonly said that he "laid the egg that Luther hatched".<ref>[https://www.academia.edu/40408283/Was_Martin_Luther_a_Humanist_An_Examination_of_the_Free_Will_Debate Was Martin Luther a Humanist? An Examination of the Free Will Debate]</ref>

'''Desiderius Erasmus''' (1466-1536), born as Gerrit Gerritszoon in [[Rotterdam]], was an [[Rule of St. Augustine|Augustinian]] [[monk]], [[Humanism|humanist]], [[philosopher]] and the leading thinker of the Northern [[The Renaissance|Renaissance]] that took place in the [[Netherlands]].  He wanted more spirituality in the [[Catholic Church]] and urged a greater emphasis on the teachings of [[Jesus]].  He published a [[Greek language|Greek]] edition of the [[New Testament]], and was the first scholar to become famous through use of the [[Printing Press|printing press]], developed in the Northern Renaissance. Though he wrote satires about the Church that led others to criticize it, Erasmus condemned [[Martin Luther]] and strenuously opposed the [[Reformation]]. Nonetheless, it is commonly said that he "laid the egg that Luther hatched".<ref>[https://www.academia.edu/40408283/Was_Martin_Luther_a_Humanist_An_Examination_of_the_Free_Will_Debate Was Martin Luther a Humanist? An Examination of the Free Will Debate]</ref>