Erasmus.

__Desedius Erasmus__

born on October 28, 1466 in Rotterdam,Netherlands

died in July 12, 1536

__5 Facts__ 1)He ordained as priest in 1492 2)He is known as the best known Christian humanist leader 3)His goal was to translate the bible into vernacular   4)his book (handbook of a Christian soldier)presents what he calls the philosophy of Christ 5)He believed in that farmers in the fields should stop and rad the bible  Desedius Erasmus is very important because he encouraged farmers and other people to go to church. His goal was to translate the bible into vernacular and was also a priest. He was probably the most important because he was a great leader.