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184–254 · Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian (c. 185 – c. 253)
Also known as: Origenes, Ōrigenēs, Adamantius, Horigenes, Ориген, أوريجانوس
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- Treatise on the Passover ; and, Dialogue of Origen with Heraclides and his fellow bishops on the Father, the Son, and the Soul
- Homilies on Judges (1993)
- Homilies on Numbers (1951)
- Homélies sur le Lévitique (1981)
- Homilies on Genesis (1976)