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=__Desiderus Erasmus__= Desiderus Erasmus was born in Rotterdam on October 28,1466. He was a catholic priest, a Dutch Renaissance humanist, and a theologian. == =Background=

Erasmus's birthday is debated because there is no records of the date besides vague writings about his age. His father was a catholic priest and little is known about his mother. They were never legally married and both died of the plague in 1483. He was then given the best education of that time in a series of monastic schools and a Latin school in Deventer. He became a Catholic Priest because of poverty at the age of 25.