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<blockquote>[Origen continued the] studies which he had begun under the direction of his father, and his proficiency in grammar, philology, and Greek literature soon became a ladder to independence.... He had by reason of his literary attainments and his Christian zeal already won for himself a front-rank place in the Egyptian Church. This was recognized by Demetrius, bishop of Alexandria, who now appointed him to the office of teacher in the Catechetical School.<ref>William Fairweather, ''Origen and Greek Patristic Theology'' (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1901), pp. 36–41.</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>[Origen continued the] studies which he had begun under the direction of his father, and his proficiency in grammar, philology, and Greek literature soon became a ladder to independence.... He had by reason of his literary attainments and his Christian zeal already won for himself a front-rank place in the Egyptian Church. This was recognized by Demetrius, bishop of Alexandria, who now appointed him to the office of teacher in the Catechetical School.<ref>William Fairweather, ''Origen and Greek Patristic Theology'' (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1901), pp. 36–41.</ref></blockquote> | ||
[[File:Ancient Alexandria (1878) - TIMEA.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Artist’s impression of Ancient Alexandria]] | |||
== Teaching in Alexandria == | == Teaching in Alexandria == | ||