The Scholar Who Challenged the Church
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The Cautious Reformer
Desiderius Erasmus, born in 1466 in Rotterdam, Holland, was the illegitimate son of a priest. He was orphaned in childhood, swindled out of his inheritance, and forced into a monastery that he hated—except for its library. Reaching adulthood, Erasmus approached … Continue reading The Cautious Reformer
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