During his early years as a teacher, an Alexandrine Synod stripped Origen of his priesthood. This probably occurred because Bishop Demetrius was envious of Origen’s growing fame.
Pēc kāda laika Aleksandrijas sinode izslēdza Origenu no priesteru kārtas — droši vien tas notika tāpēc, ka bīskaps Dēmetrijs sāka apskaust Origenu, kas kļuva aizvien slavenāks.