Origen
Origen | |
|---|---|
Origen as depicted c. 1160 | |
| Born | c. 185 AD |
| Died | c. 253 AD (aged c. 69) |
| Relatives | Leonides of Alexandria (father) |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Catechetical School of Alexandria |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Ancient philosophy Hellenistic philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Neoplatonism Alexandrian school |
| Main interests | |
| Notable works | Contra Celsum On the First Principles Hexapla |
| Notable ideas | |
Origen of Alexandria (c. 185 – c. 253), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian who was born and spent the first half of his career in Alexandria. He was a prolific writer who wrote roughly 2,000 treatises in multiple branches of theology, including textual criticism, biblical exegesis and hermeneutics, homiletics, and spirituality. He was one of the most influential and controversial figures in early Christian theology, apologetics, and asceticism. He has been described by John Anthony McGuckin as "the greatest genius the early church ever produced".