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- 'Erasmus is the greatest man we come across in the history of education!' … with greater confidence it can be claimed that Erasmus is the greatest man we come across in the history of education in the sixteenth century. …It may also be claimed that Erasmus was one of the most important champions of women's rights in his century. (en)
- No man before or since acquired such undisputed sovereignty in the republic of letters[...] The reform which he set in motion went beyond him, and left him behind. In some of his opinions, however, he was ahead of his age, and anticipated a more modern stage of Protestantism. He was as much a forerunner of Rationalism as of the Reformation. (en)
- Very many people applied also to Erasmus, declaring: Either Erasmus speaks like Luther or Luther like Erasmus . And yet, we must say, if we would like to render an honest judgment, that Erasmus and Luther were very different. Erasmus always remained a Catholic. [...]Erasmus criticized religion 'with craft rather than with force', often applying considerable caution and moderation to either his own opinions or errors. [...]Erasmus passed judgment on what he thought required censure and correction in the teaching of theologians and in the Church. (en)
- These cardinals, archbishops and bishops were his current or recent patrons and supporters, as of 1530.
William Warham
Cuthbert Tunstall
John Longland
John Fisher
Albert of Brandenburg
Philip of Burgundy
Jean de Guise
Bernard de Cles
Alonso de Fonseca
Christoph von Stadion
Jacopo Sadoleto
Piotr Tomicki
Andrzej Krzycki
Johannes Thurzo
Stanislaus Thurzo
Jan Łaski
Alonso Manrique de Lara
Others correspondents and friends mentioned:
Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggio Vincenzo Pimpinella Cardinal Matthäus Schiner Balthasar Merklin future cardinal Pietro Bembo future Bishop of Mâcon and Orléans Pierre du Chastel
In 1529-1530, Erasmus the refugee received numerous invitations to settle in new locations, such as from Hermann von Wied and Jean Carondelet to go to Burgundy. (en)
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