Who Was Alive

Were Jerome and Cyril of Alexandria alive at the same time?

Yes. Jerome and Cyril of Alexandria were alive at the same time, from AD 376 to c. AD 420.

Jerome

Jerome

Roman Doctor of the Church

Born c. AD 345 · died c. AD 420

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

Jerome 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 Jerome and Cyril of Alexandria were born

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