What was the Origenist movement at the New Laura monastery in Palestine?

In the 6th century, the "New Laura" monastery in Palestine served as a hub for an Origenist movement among the monastic intelligentsia. This group was characterized by its openness to theological speculations that were increasingly viewed as heterodox, specifically regarding the preexistence of souls and the concept of universal salvation.1

The movement created significant internal division within Palestinian monasticism, leading to disputes between proponents of these doctrines and defenders of traditional orthodoxy, such as Saint Sabas. The controversy surrounding these teachings eventually prompted Justinian I to issue an edict in 543 denouncing Origen. This condemnation was later formalized by the Second Council of Constantinople in 553, which extended the censure to include the writings of Evagrius Ponticus and Didymus the Blind.213