Who Was Alive

Were Pope Gelasius I and Valentinian III alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Gelasius I and Valentinian III were alive at the same time for 35 years, from AD 419 to AD 455.

Pope Gelasius I was 8 or 9 when Valentinian III was born.

Pope Gelasius I was 44 or 45 when Valentinian III died, aged 35.

Pope Gelasius I

Pope Gelasius I

Catholic priest who served as Pope

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

Valentinian III

Valentinian III

Roman monarch

Born 2 July AD 419 · died 16 March AD 455, aged 35

  1. Jerome, c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  2. Augustine of Hippo, AD 354 – AD 430
  3. Hypatia, c. AD 360 – AD 415
  4. Pope Leo I, c. AD 394 – AD 461
  5. Pope Gelasius I, AD 410 – AD 496
  6. Valentinian III, AD 419 – AD 455
  7. Pope Hormisdas, AD 450 – AD 523
  8. Theodoric the Great, AD 454 – AD 526
  9. Aryabhata, AD 476 – AD 550
  10. Justinian I, AD 482 – AD 565

Pope Gelasius I and Valentinian III 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 Pope Gelasius I and Valentinian III were born

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