Who Was Alive

Were Augustine of Hippo and Pope Gelasius I alive at the same time?

Yes. Augustine of Hippo and Pope Gelasius I were alive at the same time for 19 or 20 years, from AD 410 to AD 430.

Augustine of Hippo was 55 or 56 when Pope Gelasius I was born.

Pope Gelasius I was 19 or 20 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

Pope Gelasius I

Pope Gelasius I

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born AD 410 · died 19 November AD 496, aged 85 or 86

  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. Pope Leo I, c. AD 394 – AD 461
  7. Pope Gelasius I, AD 410 – AD 496
  8. Aryabhata, AD 476 – AD 550
  9. Justinian I, AD 482 – AD 565

Augustine of Hippo and Pope Gelasius I 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 Pope Gelasius I were born

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