Saint Marinus

Roman stonemason

Born AD 275 · died 3 September AD 366, aged 90 or 91
Also known as Marinus

Who was alive at the same time as Saint Marinus?

Drag across the timeline, or use the arrow keys, to see who was alive in any year and the age each person reached that year. Dashed lines mark world events. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

When Saint Marinus was born, Anthony the Great was 23 or 24, Constantius Chlorus was 24 or 25, Pope Marcellus I was 19 or 20, Probus was 42 or 43 and Galerius was 16 or 17.

When Saint Marinus 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 Saint Marinus’s lifetime: Augustine of Hippo, Hypatia, Jerome, John Chrysostom, Ambrose, Julian, Theodosius I and Basil of Caesarea.

Not quite contemporaries: Plotinus died about 5 years before Saint Marinus was born, Pope Dionysius died about 7 years before Saint Marinus was born, Pope Boniface I was born about 2 years after Saint Marinus died and Valerian died about 6 years before Saint Marinus was born.

What happened in Saint Marinus’s lifetime

Battle of the Milvian Bridge AD 312Saint Marinus was 36 or 37
Council of Nicaea AD 325Saint Marinus was 49 or 50

Where Saint Marinus’s contemporaries were born

Saint Marinus is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (77 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Saint Marinus: Dalmatia
Diophantus: Alexandria
Diocletian: Doclea
Arius: Cyrenaica
Constantius Chlorus: Dardania
Anthony the Great: Coma
Eusebius: Caesarea Maritima
Constantine the Great: Niš
Saint George: Kayseri
Athanasius of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pope Damasus I: Egitania
Pope Liberius: Rome
Martin of Tours: Savaria
Constantius II: Sirmium
Basil of Caesarea: Kayseri
Gregory of Nazianzus: Nazianzus
Julian: Constantinople
Pope Siricius: Rome
Ambrose: Augusta Treverorum
Jerome: Dalmatia
John Chrysostom: Antioch
Theodosius I: Coca
Augustine of Hippo: Thagaste
Hypatia: Alexandria
Ammianus Marcellinus: Antioch
Pope Anastasius I: Rome
Pope Marcellus I: Rome
Valentinian I: Vinkovci
Helena, mother of Constantine I: Helenopolis
Saint Lucy: Syracuse
Valens: Vinkovci
Catherine of Alexandria: Alexandria
Licinius: Felix Romuliana
Porphyry of Tyre: Tyre
Saint Sebastian: Narbonne
Constantine II: Arles
Maximian: Sirmium
Probus: Sirmium
Galerius: Dacia
Tacitus: Terni
Saint Barbara: Nicomedia
Maxentius: Rome
Agnes of Rome: Rome
Jovian: Singidunum
Ephrem the Syrian: Nusaybin
Shapur II: Firuzabad
Hilary of Poitiers: Poitiers
Ausonius: Bordeaux
Gratian: Sirmium
Carus: Narbonne
Florianus: Terni
Iamblichus: Qinnasrin
Ulfilas: Dacia
Constans: Italy
Maximinus Daza: Gamzigrad
Numerian: Nicomedia
Pappus of Alexandria: Alexandria
Cyril of Jerusalem: Jerusalem
Stilicho: Constantinople
Margaret the Virgin: Antioch of Pisidia
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
Saint Pantaleon: Nicomedia
Libanius: Antioch

Compare Saint Marinus

The 94 best-known contemporaries

94 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Saint Marinus. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 321.

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
Saint George AD 275 – c. AD 303
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
Diophantus c. AD 200 – c. AD 284
Arius 250s – AD 336
Eusebius c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
Pope Liberius c. AD 310 – AD 366
Anthony the Great AD 251 – c. AD 357
Pope Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
Constantius Chlorus AD 250 – AD 306
Constantius II AD 317 – AD 361
Ammianus Marcellinus c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
Pope Anastasius I AD 340 – AD 401
Pope Marcellus I AD 255 – AD 309
Valentinian I AD 321 – AD 375
Helena, mother of Constantine I c. AD 250 – AD 330
Saint Lucy c. AD 283 – AD 304
Valens AD 328 – AD 378
Catherine of Alexandria c. AD 285 – AD 305
Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
Licinius c. AD 263 – AD 325
Porphyry of Tyre c. AD 233 – c. AD 301
Saint Sebastian c. AD 255 – AD 287
Constantine II AD 316 – AD 340
Maximian c. AD 245 – AD 310
Probus AD 232 – AD 282
Galerius AD 258 – AD 311
Tacitus AD 200 – AD 276
Saint Barbara AD 273 – AD 306
Maxentius AD 278 – AD 312
Agnes of Rome c. AD 291 – AD 304
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
Carus c. AD 222 – AD 283
Florianus AD 232 – AD 276
Iamblichus c. AD 245 – c. AD 325
Carinus AD 250 – AD 285
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
Numerian AD 254 – AD 284
Pappus of Alexandria c. AD 290 – c. AD 350
Cyril of Jerusalem c. AD 313 – c. AD 386
Stilicho AD 359 – AD 408
Margaret the Virgin c. AD 292 – c. AD 307
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
Saint Pantaleon c. AD 280 – AD 305
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
Januarius AD 272 – AD 305
Saint Nino AD 296 – AD 335
Athanaric AD 318 – AD 381
Evagrius Ponticus c. AD 345 – AD 399
Liu Hui c. AD 225 – c. AD 295
Arnobius AD 255 – AD 327
Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394
Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376
Saint Vitus AD 290 – AD 303