in 185
Precision: year · Rank: normal
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Source: BeWeB
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Origen
Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian (c. 185 – c. 253)
Origen has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists in 185 in Alexandria, Egypt.
Born
in 185
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: in 254
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Professions
- theologian, Q105085644, philosopher, cleric, writer, translator
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: in 185 (SNAC; Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas; AlKindi; Integrated Authority File; Internet Philosophy Ontology project; Documenta Catholica Omnia; Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries; Sapere Encyclopedia) or in 185 (BeWeB) or in 184 (lexikon.katolikus.hu).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
in 184
Precision: year · Rank: normal
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Source: lexikon.katolikus.hu
More about Origen
Family
- Father
- Leonides of Alexandria
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
- SNAC
- Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
- AlKindi
- Integrated Authority File
- Internet Philosophy Ontology project
- Documenta Catholica Omnia
- Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries
- Sapere Encyclopedia
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Origen born?
Origen was born in Alexandria, Egypt.
When did Origen die?
Origen died in 254.