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Origen

Origen
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Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian (c. 185 – c. 253)

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  1. Origen is justly blamed for holding this opinion. For in the books which he entitles περὶ ἀρχῶν, that is, _Of origins_, this is his sentiment, this his utterance.

    of Hippo Augustine, The City of God, Volume I

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  2. Single Years cannot be had separately, with the exception of current year, unless to complete sets, but _any Volume_ may be had separately, price 10s. 6d. =The Homilies of Origen are not included in the Series, as the Publishers have received no encouragement to have them translated.= The Works are arranged as follow:-- APOSTOLIC FATHERS, comprising Clement's Epistles to the Corinthians; Polycarp to the Ephesians…

    of Hippo Augustine, Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy

    States what Origen is; names Origen several times.

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  3. Denis. If we are to believe Abélard, such reform was sorely needed, but other contemporary evidence by no means fully sustains Abélard in his condemnation of Adam and his fellow monks. The ALexandrian theological writer Origen, who lived from about 185 to 254, was the most distinguished and the most influential of all the theologians of the ancient Church, with the single exception of Augustine. His incredible…

    Peter Abelard, Historia Calamitatum

    Names Origen twice.

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Part of Gnosticism.

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