Who Was Alive

Were John Chrysostom and Leo I alive at the same time?

Yes. John Chrysostom and Leo I were alive at the same time, from AD 388–400 to AD 407.

John Chrysostom

Church father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint

Born AD 344–354 · died 14 September AD 407

Leo I

Pope from 440 to 461

Born AD 388–400 · died 10–11 November AD 461

John Chrysostom and Leo 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.