The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Ambrosius, patron of Origen
d. c. AD 250 (confessor) · Deacon · Convert from Valentinianism · Financier of the commentaries · Alexandria → Caesarea Maritima
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Ambrosius, patron of Origen was
A rich Valentinian won back to the church by Origen, who repaid the debt by driving the scholar to write — furnishing seven shorthand-writers who relieved each other by turns, plus copyists and calligraphers. Origen called him his 'taskmaster.' He confessed the faith under Maximinus, to whom Origen dedicated the Exhortation to Martyrdom.
Common questions
When did Ambrosius, patron die?
Ambrosius, patron of Origen is dated d. c. AD 250 (confessor) in the archive, which places Ambrosius, patron in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.
Which early sources mention Ambrosius, patron?
Ambrosius, patron of Origen is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Eusebius of Caesarea and Jerome. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Ambrosius, patron from?
The archive associates Ambrosius, patron of Origen with Alexandria, Caesarea Maritima. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Ambrosius, patron’s contemporaries?
The archive links Ambrosius, patron of Origen to 1 other figure, including Origen of Alexandria. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (2)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Ecclesiastical History VI.18, 23
c. AD 325As he dictated there were ready at hand more than seven shorthand-writers, who relieved each other at fixed times, and as many copyists… Ambrose furnished the necessary expense in abundance, and vied with him in unspeakable zeal for the study of the divine oracles.Eusebius of Caesarea · VI.23 · source text
On Illustrious Men 56
c. AD 393Ambrosius… at first a Marcionite, then set right by Origen, was deacon of the church and gloriously distinguished as confessor of the Lord. To him Origen's books On Martyrdom were addressed.Jerome · 56 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 180 · The Scillitan martyrs, AD 180
- AD 190 · The Quartodeciman controversy, AD 190
- AD 202 · Perpetua and Felicity martyred, AD 202
- AD 235 · Maximinus Thrax targets the clergy, AD 235
- AD 250 · The Decian persecution, AD 250
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Ambrosius, patron, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.