Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . e. Allthat the Germans wanted was that the money which flowedtoward Rome ? should be kept at home, and that the clergyshould be upright, earnest men who should conscientiouslyperform their religious duties. Among the critics of the Church in the early day s of Charles Vs Erasmus,reign the most famous and influential was Erasmus. He was ^^a Dutchman by birth, but spent his life in various other coun-tries — France, England, Italy, and Germany. He was a citi
Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . e. Allthat the Germans wanted was that the money which flowedtoward Rome ? should be kept at home, and that the clergyshould be upright, earnest men who should conscientiouslyperform their religious duties. Among the critics of the Church in the early day s of Charles Vs Erasmus,reign the most famous and influential was Erasmus. He was ^^a Dutchman by birth, but spent his life in various other coun-tries — France, England, Italy, and Germany. He was a citizenof the world and in correspondence with literary men every-where, so that his letters give us an excellent idea of thefeeling of the times. He was greatly interested in the Greek 1 The Augustinian order, to which Luther belonged, was organized in thethirteenth century, a little later than the Dominican and the Franciscan. 286 Medieval and Modem Times and Latin authors, but his main purpose in life was to betterthe Church. He was well aware of the bad reputation of manyof the clergymen of the time and he especially disliked the. Fig. 78. Portrait of Erasmus, by Holbein This wonderful picture by Hans Holbein the Youijger (1497-1543)hangs in the Louvre gallery at Paris. We have every reason to supposethat it is an excellent portrait, for Holbein lived in Basel a considerablepart of his life and knew Erasmus well. The artist was, moreover,celebrated for his skill in catching the likeness when depicting thehuman face. He later painted several well-known Englishmen, includingHenry VIII and his little son Edward VI (see Fig. 83) monks, for when he was a boy he had been forced into amonastery, much against his will. It seemed to Erasmus that if everybody could read theBible, especially the New Testament, for himself, it would bringabout a great change for the better. He wanted to have theGospels and the letters of Paul translated into the language The Revolt of Germany against the
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