Origen Adamantius (Father of Christian Exegesis)
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Origen Adamantius (Father of Christian Exegesis) 🇪🇬

Ὠριγένης Ἀδαμάντιος (Known as "Origen")
Master of the Catechetical School of Alexandria, Textual Critic of the Hexapla, Theologian
Born c. 185 CE 🇪🇬 Alexandria, Egypt
Passed Away c. 253 CE Tyre, Lebanon
Lifespan ~68 years old
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"The power of choosing good and evil is within the reach of all. The scriptures have little use for those who read only the letter and miss the spirit."

Archival Overview

One of antiquity's most prolific intellects and the pioneer of systematic Christian theology. Created the Hexapla, formulated allegorical biblical hermeneutics, and authored On First Principles (De Principiis).

Biographical Record

Assuming leadership of Alexandria's famed Catechetical School at age eighteen after his father Leonides was martyred, Origen lived an austere life of profound scholarship, employing teams of stenographers and copyists to record his lectures.

His monumental six-column textual comparison of the Old Testament (the Hexapla) established comparative textual criticism. Tortured during the Decian persecution in Caesarea, he endured steadfastly, dying in Tyre leaving behind thousands of homilies and philosophical reflections.

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Final Resting Place

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Cathedral of the Holy Cross Ruins (Ancient Tyre Necropolis)
Tyre, Lebanon
GPS: 33.2708, 35.1961
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