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Pope Siricius
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Pope Siricius

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born AD 334 · died 27 November AD 399, aged 64 or 65
Also known as Siricius, Pope Cyriacus, Cyriacus

Who was alive at the same time as Pope Siricius?

  1. Arius, 250s – AD 336
  2. Anthony the Great, AD 251 – c. AD 357
  3. Eusebius, c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
  4. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  5. Athanasius of Alexandria, AD 296 – AD 373
  6. Pope Damasus I, AD 305 – AD 384
  7. Pope Liberius, c. AD 310 – AD 366
  8. Martin of Tours, c. AD 327 – AD 397
  9. Constantius II, AD 317 – AD 361
  10. Ammianus Marcellinus, c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
  11. Basil of Caesarea, AD 329 – AD 379
  12. Gregory of Nazianzus, c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
  13. Julian, AD 331 – AD 363
  14. Pope Siricius, AD 334 – AD 399
  15. Ambrose, c. AD 339 – AD 397
  16. Pope Anastasius I, AD 340 – AD 401
  17. Jerome, c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  18. John Chrysostom, c. AD 350 – AD 407
  19. Theodosius I, AD 347 – AD 395
  20. Augustine of Hippo, AD 354 – AD 430
  21. Hypatia, c. AD 360 – AD 415
  22. Pope Boniface I, c. AD 370 – AD 422
  23. Saint Patrick, c. AD 385 – c. AD 461
  24. Pope Sixtus III, c. AD 390 – AD 440

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When Pope Siricius was born, Julian was 2 or 3, Basil of Caesarea was 4 or 5, Pope Damasus I was 28 or 29, Constantius II was 16 or 17 and Valentinian I was 12 or 13.

When Pope Siricius died, Augustine of Hippo was 45, Pope Anastasius I was 58 or 59, Honorius was 15, Arcadius was 22 and Cyril of Alexandria was 22 or 23.

Born during Pope Siricius’s lifetime: Augustine of Hippo, Hypatia, Jerome, John Chrysostom, Ambrose, Theodosius I, Pope Sixtus III and Pope Boniface I.

Not quite contemporaries: Pope Gelasius I was born about 11 years after Pope Siricius died, Theodosius II was born about 2 years after Pope Siricius died, Helena, mother of Constantine I died about 4 years before Pope Siricius was born and Pope Hilarius was born about 14 years after Pope Siricius died.

Where Pope Siricius’s contemporaries were born

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The 86 best-known contemporaries

86 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Pope Siricius. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 367.

  1. Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
  2. Constantine the Great c. AD 272 – AD 337
  3. Hypatia c. AD 360 – AD 415
  4. Jerome c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  5. John Chrysostom c. AD 350 – AD 407
  6. Ambrose c. AD 339 – AD 397
  7. Julian AD 331 – AD 363
  8. Theodosius I AD 347 – AD 395
  9. Basil of Caesarea AD 329 – AD 379
  10. Gregory of Nazianzus c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
  11. Athanasius of Alexandria AD 296 – AD 373
  12. Pope Damasus I AD 305 – AD 384
  13. Martin of Tours c. AD 327 – AD 397
  14. Arius 250s – AD 336
  15. Eusebius c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
  16. Pope Liberius c. AD 310 – AD 366
  17. Anthony the Great AD 251 – c. AD 357
  18. Pope Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
  19. Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
  20. Constantius II AD 317 – AD 361
  21. Ammianus Marcellinus c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
  22. Pope Anastasius I AD 340 – AD 401
  23. Saint Patrick c. AD 385 – c. AD 461
  24. Honorius AD 384 – AD 423
  25. Valentinian I AD 321 – AD 375
  26. Arcadius AD 377 – AD 408
  27. Valens AD 328 – AD 378
  28. Cyril of Alexandria AD 376 – AD 444
  29. Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
  30. Nestorius 380s – c. AD 451
  31. Constantine II AD 316 – AD 340
  32. Jovian AD 331 – AD 364
  33. Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
  34. Marcian AD 392 – AD 457
  35. Ephrem the Syrian c. AD 306 – AD 373
  36. Shapur II c. AD 310 – AD 379
  37. Hilary of Poitiers AD 315 – AD 367
  38. Ausonius AD 310 – AD 395
  39. Gratian AD 359 – AD 383
  40. Ulfilas c. AD 309 – AD 383
  41. Constans c. AD 322 – AD 350
  42. Claudian c. AD 370 – c. AD 405
  43. Theodoric I AD 393 – AD 451
  44. Petronius Maximus c. AD 396 – AD 455
  45. Avitus AD 395 – AD 457
  46. Valentinian II AD 371 – AD 392
  47. Pappus of Alexandria c. AD 290 – c. AD 350
  48. Constantius III c. AD 370 – AD 421
  49. Cyril of Jerusalem c. AD 313 – c. AD 386
  50. Stilicho AD 359 – AD 408
  51. Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
  52. Samudragupta AD 335 – AD 380
  53. Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
  54. Orosius c. AD 385 – c. AD 418
  55. Aurelius Victor c. AD 321 – c. AD 391
  56. Magnus Maximus AD 335 – AD 388
  57. Kumārajīva c. AD 345 – AD 413
  58. Saint Monica AD 332 – AD 387
  59. Pelagius c. AD 354 – c. AD 420
  60. Socrates of Constantinople c. AD 380 – c. AD 440
  61. Galla Placidia AD 386 – AD 450
  62. Tao Yuanming AD 365 – AD 427
  63. Magnentius AD 303 – AD 353
  64. Prudentius AD 348 – c. AD 411
  65. Macrobius c. AD 370 – c. AD 431
  66. Pachomius the Great AD 292 – AD 348
  67. John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
  68. Synesius AD 370 – AD 413
  69. Chlodio c. AD 393 – AD 448
  70. Pulcheria AD 399 – AD 453
  71. Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
  72. Libanius c. AD 314 – AD 393
  73. Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
  74. Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
  75. Ardashir II 310s – AD 383
  76. Martianus Capella c. AD 360 – c. AD 428
  77. Simeon Stylites c. AD 390 – AD 459
  78. Saint Nino AD 296 – AD 335
  79. Athanaric AD 318 – AD 381
  80. Evagrius Ponticus c. AD 345 – AD 399
  81. Sigeric c. 370s – AD 415
  82. Peter Chrysologus AD 380 – AD 450
  83. Saint Marinus AD 275 – AD 366
  84. Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
  85. Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394
  86. Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376