Origen
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Yet Christian teachers such as Origen of Alexandria vigorously disputed such assumptions.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2022
Outside Origen, which belongs to the renowned Oaxacan chef Rodolfo Castellanos — who still works in his restaurant — I pulled out my phone to inspect the exterior.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
For Origen, a third-century Christian, Paradise was not a place but a condition of the soul.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 12, 2017
Origen Adamantius, a third-century theologian, believed the wicked were punished after death, but only long enough for their souls to repent and be restored to their original state of purity.
From National Geographic ● May 13, 2016
She can hardly have been a pagan, though it is not impossible that a philosophic and liberal pagan lady should have taken a fancy to help such a youth as Origen.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
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