Who Was Alive

Were Athanasius of Alexandria and Augustine of Hippo alive at the same time?

Yes. Athanasius of Alexandria and Augustine of Hippo were alive at the same time for 18 years, from AD 354 to AD 373.

Athanasius of Alexandria was 57 or 58 when Augustine of Hippo was born.

Augustine of Hippo was 18 when Athanasius of Alexandria died, aged 76 or 77.

Athanasius of Alexandria

Athanasius of Alexandria

Roman hagiographer

Born AD 296 · died 2 May AD 373, aged 76 or 77

Augustine of Hippo

Augustine of Hippo

Roman theologian and philosopher

Born 13 November AD 354 · died 28 August AD 430, aged 75

  1. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  2. Athanasius of Alexandria, AD 296 – AD 373
  3. Ambrose, c. AD 339 – AD 397
  4. Jerome, c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  5. John Chrysostom, c. AD 350 – AD 407
  6. Augustine of Hippo, AD 354 – AD 430
  7. Hypatia, c. AD 360 – AD 415
  8. Pope Leo I, c. AD 394 – AD 461

Athanasius of Alexandria and Augustine of Hippo in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Athanasius of Alexandria and Augustine of Hippo were born

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