by churchmen, such as St. Pamphilus the Martyr, Eusebius of Caesarea, St. Hilary, Didymus, St. Ambrose, Rufinus, St. Gregory Nazianzus and St. John Chrysostom. Throughout his career Jerome will continue to encounter theologians and exegetes of untainted orthodoxy who adopted an irenic attitude toward Origen and recognized that he was the ancient church’s exegete par excellence. Origen’s great zeal in studying Scripture was famous and appreciated. While it was acknowledged that Origen had made some