Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Augustine of Hippo and Cyril of Alexandria were alive at the same time for 53 or 54 years, from AD 376 to AD 430.

Augustine of Hippo was 21 or 22 when Cyril of Alexandria was born.

Cyril of Alexandria was 53 or 54 when Augustine of Hippo died, aged 75.

Augustine of Hippo

Augustine of Hippo

Roman theologian and philosopher

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

Cyril of Alexandria

Cyril of Alexandria

Roman Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church

Born AD 376 · died 27 June AD 444, aged 67 or 68

  1. Ambrose, c. AD 339 – AD 397
  2. Jerome, c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  3. John Chrysostom, c. AD 350 – AD 407
  4. Augustine of Hippo, AD 354 – AD 430
  5. Hypatia, c. AD 360 – AD 415
  6. Cyril of Alexandria, AD 376 – AD 444
  7. Pope Leo I, c. AD 394 – AD 461

Augustine of Hippo and Cyril of Alexandria 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 Augustine of Hippo and Cyril of Alexandria were born

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