Pope Gelasius I

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born AD 410 · died 19 November AD 496, aged 85 or 86
Also known as Gelasius I, Gelasius I. Papst, Pope Gelasio I

Who was alive at the same time as Pope Gelasius I?

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When Pope Gelasius I was born, Augustine of Hippo was 55 or 56, Honorius was 25 or 26, Theodosius II was 8 or 9, Cyril of Alexandria was 33 or 34 and Gaiseric was 20 or 21.

When Pope Gelasius I died, Justinian I was 14, Aryabhata was 19 or 20, Benedict of Nursia was 16, Theodoric the Great was 42 and Pope Hormisdas was 45 or 46.

Born during Pope Gelasius I’s lifetime: Justinian I, Aryabhata, Boethius, Benedict of Nursia, Clovis I, Theodoric the Great, Pope Hormisdas and Pope John I.

Not quite contemporaries: John Chrysostom died about 3 years before Pope Gelasius I was born, Ambrose died about 13 years before Pope Gelasius I was born, Theodosius I died about 15 years before Pope Gelasius I was born and Martin of Tours died about 13 years before Pope Gelasius I was born.

Where Pope Gelasius I’s contemporaries were born

Pope Gelasius I is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (65 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Jerome: Dalmatia
Augustine of Hippo: Thagaste
Hypatia: Alexandria
Pope Boniface I: Rome
Saint Patrick: Roman Britain
Honorius: Istanbul
Pope Leo I: Tuscany
Pope Sixtus III: Rome
Theodosius II: Constantinople
Pope Simplicius: Tivoli
Pope Felix III: Rome
Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
Pope Symmachus: Sardinia
Pope John I: Siena
Pope John II: Rome
Aryabhata: Pataliputra
Pope Silverius: Frosinone
Boethius: Rome
Benedict of Nursia: Norcia
Justinian I: Tauresium
Pope Hilarius: Sardinia
Cyril of Alexandria: El Mahalla El Kubra
Julius Nepos: Dalmatia
Nestorius: Kahramanmaraş
Valentinian III: Ravenna
Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Flavius Aetius: Silistra
Marcian: Thrace
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Leo I: Thrace
Proclus: Constantinople
Petronius Maximus: Rome
Avitus: Clermont-Ferrand
Cassiodorus: Scylletium
Constantius III: Niš
Leo II: Byzantine Empire
Anthemius: Constantinople
Glycerius: Dalmatia
Sidonius Apollinaris: Lugdunum
Faxian: Xiangyuan County
Orosius: Braga
Libius Severus: Lucania
Kumārajīva: Kushan Empire
Pelagius: Roman Britain
Socrates of Constantinople: Constantinople
Galla Placidia: Constantinople
Genevieve: Nanterre
Tao Yuanming: Lushan City
Brendan the Navigator: Fenit
John Malalas: Antioch
Syagrius: Lyon
Macrobius: Rome
John Cassian: Dobruja
Synesius: Cyrene
Pulcheria: Constantinople
Kavad I: Ctesiphon
Narses: Constantinople
Mary of Egypt: Alexandria
Priscus: Panion
Anthemius of Tralles: Tralleis
Martianus Capella: M'Daourouch
Simeon Stylites: Kozan

Compare Pope Gelasius I

The 91 best-known contemporaries

91 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Pope Gelasius I. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 454.

Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
Justinian I AD 482 – AD 565
Hypatia c. AD 360 – AD 415
Jerome c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
Aryabhata AD 476 – AD 550
Pope Leo I c. AD 394 – AD 461
Boethius c. AD 480 – AD 524
Benedict of Nursia AD 480 – AD 547
Clovis I c. AD 466 – AD 511
Theodoric the Great AD 454 – AD 526
Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
Pope John I c. AD 470 – AD 526
Pope John II AD 470 – AD 535
Pope Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
Pope Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
Pope Symmachus c. AD 460 – AD 514
Pope Silverius AD 477 – AD 537
Saint Patrick c. AD 385 – c. AD 461
Honorius AD 384 – AD 423
Odoacer c. AD 433 – AD 493
Pope Felix III c. AD 440 – AD 492
Theodosius II AD 401 – AD 450
Pope Hilarius c. AD 415 – AD 468
Cyril of Alexandria AD 376 – AD 444
Julius Nepos AD 430 – AD 480
Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
Nestorius 380s – c. AD 451
Valentinian III AD 419 – AD 455
Zeno AD 425 – AD 491
Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
Flavius Aetius 390s – AD 454
Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
Marcian AD 392 – AD 457
Majorian 420s – AD 461
Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
Leo I c. AD 401 – AD 474
Proclus AD 412 – AD 485
Theodoric I AD 393 – AD 451
Petronius Maximus c. AD 396 – AD 455
Avitus AD 395 – AD 457
Cassiodorus c. AD 487 – AD 583
Constantius III c. AD 370 – AD 421
Childeric I c. AD 436 – c. AD 481
Leo II AD 467 – AD 474
Anthemius AD 420 – AD 472
Glycerius AD 430 – 480s
Sidonius Apollinaris c. AD 430 – c. AD 489
Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
Orosius c. AD 385 – c. AD 418
Libius Severus AD 420 – AD 465
Bahram V AD 406 – c. AD 439
Kumārajīva c. AD 345 – AD 413
Alaric II c. AD 463 – AD 507
Pelagius c. AD 354 – c. AD 420
Socrates of Constantinople c. AD 380 – c. AD 440
Galla Placidia AD 386 – AD 450
Genevieve AD 423 – AD 502
Tao Yuanming AD 365 – AD 427
Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
Dionysius Exiguus c. AD 475 – c. AD 549
Theuderic I c. AD 485 – AD 534
Brendan the Navigator c. AD 486 – AD 577
John Malalas c. AD 491 – c. AD 578
Syagrius c. AD 430 – c. AD 487
Macrobius c. AD 370 – c. AD 431
John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
Synesius AD 370 – AD 413
Chlodio c. AD 393 – AD 448
Pulcheria AD 399 – AD 453
Euric AD 420 – AD 484
Theodoric II AD 426 – AD 466
Kavad I AD 473 – AD 531
Narses AD 478 – c. AD 572
Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
Priscus c. AD 410 – c. AD 471
Thorismund c. AD 420 – AD 453
Anthemius of Tralles c. AD 474 – c. AD 534
Martianus Capella c. AD 360 – c. AD 428
Simeon Stylites c. AD 390 – AD 459
Sozomen c. AD 400 – c. AD 450
Aelia Eudocia 400s – AD 460
Ricimer AD 405 – AD 472
Clotilde AD 474 – AD 545
Gelimer c. AD 480 – AD 553
Sigeric c. 370s – AD 415
Peter Chrysologus AD 380 – AD 450
Movses Khorenatsi c. AD 410 – c. AD 489
Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501