Who Was Alive

Were Jerome and Theodosius I alive at the same time?

Yes. Jerome and Theodosius I were alive at the same time for 47 or 48 years, from c. AD 345 to AD 395.

Theodosius I was under a year old when Jerome was born.

Jerome

4th and 5th-century Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint and Doctor of the Church

Born c. AD 345 · died c. AD 420

Theodosius I

Roman emperor from 379 to 395

Born 11 January AD 347 · died 17 January AD 395, aged 48

  1. Ambrose
  2. Jerome
  3. John Chrysostom
  4. Theodosius I
  5. Augustine of Hippo
  6. Hypatia
  7. Leo I
Jerome and Theodosius I in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.