Pope Liberius

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 310 · died 24 September AD 366
Also known as Liberius

Who was alive at the same time as Pope Liberius?

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When Pope Liberius died, Augustine of Hippo was 11, Theodosius I was 19, Basil of Caesarea was 36 or 37, Athanasius of Alexandria was 69 or 70 and Pope Damasus I was 60 or 61.

Born during Pope Liberius’s lifetime: Augustine of Hippo, Hypatia, Jerome, John Chrysostom, Ambrose, Julian, Theodosius I and Basil of Caesarea.

Not quite contemporaries: Saint George died about 3 years before Pope Liberius was born, Pope Boniface I was born about 2 years after Pope Liberius died, Constantius Chlorus died about 2 years before Pope Liberius was born and Arcadius was born about 11 years after Pope Liberius died.

What happened in Pope Liberius’s lifetime

Council of Nicaea AD 325

Where Pope Liberius’s contemporaries were born

Pope Liberius is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (63 of 71 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Pope Liberius: Rome
Diocletian: Doclea
Helena, mother of Constantine I: Helenopolis
Arius: Cyrenaica
Anthony the Great: Coma
Eusebius: Caesarea Maritima
Constantine the Great: Niš
Athanasius of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pope Damasus I: Egitania
Martin of Tours: Savaria
Constantius II: Sirmium
Valentinian I: Vinkovci
Ammianus Marcellinus: Antioch
Basil of Caesarea: Kayseri
Gregory of Nazianzus: Nazianzus
Julian: Constantinople
Pope Siricius: Rome
Ambrose: Augusta Treverorum
Pope Anastasius I: Rome
Jerome: Dalmatia
John Chrysostom: Antioch
Theodosius I: Coca
Augustine of Hippo: Thagaste
Hypatia: Alexandria
Valens: Vinkovci
Licinius: Felix Romuliana
Constantine II: Arles
Jovian: Singidunum
Ephrem the Syrian: Nusaybin
Shapur II: Firuzabad
Hilary of Poitiers: Poitiers
Ausonius: Bordeaux
Gratian: Sirmium
Iamblichus: Qinnasrin
Ulfilas: Dacia
Constans: Italy
Maximinus Daza: Gamzigrad
Pappus of Alexandria: Alexandria
Cyril of Jerusalem: Jerusalem
Stilicho: Constantinople
Samudragupta: Indraprastha
Faxian: Xiangyuan County
Aurelius Victor: Africa
Magnus Maximus: Hispania
Kumārajīva: Kushan Empire
Saint Monica: Thagaste
Pelagius: Roman Britain
Gregory the Illuminator: Armenia
Tao Yuanming: Lushan City
Magnentius: Amiens
Prudentius: Calahorra
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pachomius the Great: Esna
John Cassian: Dobruja
Paul of Thebes: Egypt
Libanius: Antioch
Mary of Egypt: Alexandria
Martianus Capella: M'Daourouch
Saint Nino: Cappadocia
Evagrius Ponticus: Ibora
Arnobius: El Kef
Saint Marinus: Dalmatia
Macarius of Egypt: Lower Egypt

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The 70 best-known contemporaries

70 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Pope Liberius. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 340.

Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
Constantine the Great c. AD 272 – AD 337
Hypatia c. AD 360 – AD 415
Jerome c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
John Chrysostom c. AD 350 – AD 407
Ambrose c. AD 339 – AD 397
Diocletian 240s – AD 316
Julian AD 331 – AD 363
Theodosius I AD 347 – AD 395
Basil of Caesarea AD 329 – AD 379
Gregory of Nazianzus c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
Athanasius of Alexandria AD 296 – AD 373
Pope Damasus I AD 305 – AD 384
Martin of Tours c. AD 327 – AD 397
Arius 250s – AD 336
Eusebius c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
Anthony the Great AD 251 – c. AD 357
Pope Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
Constantius II AD 317 – AD 361
Ammianus Marcellinus c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
Pope Anastasius I AD 340 – AD 401
Valentinian I AD 321 – AD 375
Helena, mother of Constantine I c. AD 250 – AD 330
Valens AD 328 – AD 378
Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
Licinius c. AD 263 – AD 325
Constantine II AD 316 – AD 340
Jovian AD 331 – AD 364
Ephrem the Syrian c. AD 306 – AD 373
Shapur II c. AD 310 – AD 379
Hilary of Poitiers AD 315 – AD 367
Ausonius AD 310 – AD 395
Gratian AD 359 – AD 383
Iamblichus c. AD 245 – c. AD 325
Ulfilas c. AD 309 – AD 383
Constans c. AD 322 – AD 350
Lactantius c. AD 240 – c. AD 320
Maximinus Daza AD 270 – AD 313
Pappus of Alexandria c. AD 290 – c. AD 350
Cyril of Jerusalem c. AD 313 – c. AD 386
Stilicho AD 359 – AD 408
Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
Samudragupta AD 335 – AD 380
Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
Aurelius Victor c. AD 321 – c. AD 391
Magnus Maximus AD 335 – AD 388
Kumārajīva c. AD 345 – AD 413
Saint Monica AD 332 – AD 387
Pelagius c. AD 354 – c. AD 420
Gregory the Illuminator AD 239 – c. AD 327
Tao Yuanming AD 365 – AD 427
Magnentius AD 303 – AD 353
Prudentius AD 348 – c. AD 411
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria AD 250 – AD 326
Pachomius the Great AD 292 – AD 348
John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
Libanius c. AD 314 – AD 393
Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
Ardashir II 310s – AD 383
Martianus Capella c. AD 360 – c. AD 428
Saint Nino AD 296 – AD 335
Athanaric AD 318 – AD 381
Evagrius Ponticus c. AD 345 – AD 399
Arnobius AD 255 – AD 327
Saint Marinus AD 275 – AD 366
Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394
Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376