Desiderius Erasmus
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was one of the great humanists. He was well
educated and practice scholasticism. He was also a great writer, who wrote
books of many types. He is even called the greatest European scholar of the
16th century (Britannica Macropedia). He was also courageous, as he
criticized the Church harshly. It ....
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.... greedy, and that the pope had no resemblance to the Apostles. He
also wrote a short satirical skit in which Pope Julius II had trouble
getting into heaven. In the skit, Pope Julius II is made out to be more of
a Muslim than a Catholic. Writing this had to take considerable courage,
for, though the Church was in decline, it still had considerable power. He
also published the Greek version of the New Testament in Latin, so
Europeans could read it.
Erasmus was a traveller. He lived in many p ....
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