ERASMUS WAS A RENAISSANCE WRITER -- A Roman Catholic humanist philosopher; he advocated reform of the Church on the basis of study of sacred texts (regular reading of scripture by laity). He believed what the church needed was not institutional reform but "true religion": the inward, true love of God and love (service) of neighbors. -- He also considered becoming a monk, but it didn't work out, so he became a priest! Erasmus translated The Bible into Greek!
he helped out Martin LutherThis above answer is lame. In fact, Erasmus translated the Bible with the Greek and Latin text side by side, and Martin Luther used Erasmus' translation to help him translate the Bible into German. Erasmus' work helped Luther. Beside all that, there were several books that he wrote exposing the corruptness of the Roman Catholic church and the piety of the religious leaders of his day, including Monks.
The Praise of Folly
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he was an ordained priest of the roman catholic church
Erasmus
He originated from Rotterdam,England then traveled around afterwards because he was orphaned as a small boy.
During the Reformation, the Catholic church was suspicious of any sedition against them. Erasmus' works were subtly seditious of the Catholic church, and therefore the people were at some risk if they owned a book by Erasmus.
That probably depends on who you ask, but a good argument could be made for Erasmus (Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) who lived from 1466-1536.
No, he was not...
the author of "in praise of folly" is Desiderius Erasmus
No. Erasmus was a Catholic Priest.
Erasmus was born on October 27, 1466.
The Erasmus Prize was created in 1958.
Erasmus died from dysentery during the night.
Desiderius Erasmus in 1523 as depicted by Hans Holbein the Younger, known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, or simply Erasmus, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist.
Ecclesiastes of Erasmus was created in 1535.
Erasmus Burt died in 1861.
Erasmus was born on October 27, 1466.
Erasmus Stourton was born in 1603.
Erasmus Stourton died in 1658.
Erasmus Grasser died in 1510.