Nov 16, 2009
Article abstract: Of the intellectuals who transmitted and adapted the Renaissance spirit to northern Europe, Erasmus was the greatest. Taken together, his writings reflect a rare combination of practical Christian piety, biblical and patristic scholarship, and broad humanistic learning.
Erasmus was born in Rotterdam on October 28 in the late 1460’s (the exact year is disputed) to Margaret, a physician’s daughter, and a priest probably named Gerard, for whom she served as housekeeper. As one of two illegitimate sons born to this couple,...
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