Erasmus of Arcadia
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Erasmus of Arcadia
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Erasmus of Arcadia, also known as Gerasimos Avlonites, was a Greek Orthodox bishop of the Diocese of Arcadia in Crete, operating under the Metropolitan of Smyrna. Erasmus' monastery, located south of Rethymon in central Crete, was a centre of resistance to foreign domination by the Turkish régime. As such, the bishop was driven into exile around 1739. He is regarded as the founder of the first Greek Orthodox congregation in Amsterdam. Some Methodists believe that the Greek bishop, while visiting
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