Who were some of Origen's most devoted followers in the east?
Athanasius of Alexandria and the Cappadocian Fathers
Jerome and Augustine
Clement of Alexandria and Tertullian
Ignatius of Antioch and Polycarp
Answer
Origen's teachings were especially influential in the east, with Athanasius of Alexandria and the three Cappadocian Fathers (Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory of Nazianzus) being among his most devoted followers.
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