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| | Desiderius Erasmus, 1466-1536 |
 | | The Dutch humanist, Desiderius Erasmus, was born at Rotterdam, apparently on October 28, 1466, the illegitimate son of a physician's daughter by a man who afterwards turned monk. |
 | | He was called Gerrit Gerritszoon (Dutch for Gerard Gerardson) but himself adopted the tautalogical double name by which he is known. |
 | | They forget that Christ will condemn all of this and will call for a reckoning of that which He has prescribed, namely, charity. |
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