Who Was Alive
Saint Monica
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Saint Monica

Born AD 332 · died AD 387
Also known as Monica of Hippo, St. Monica, Saint Monica of Hippo

Who was alive at the same time as Saint Monica?

  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. Saint Monica, AD 332 – AD 387
  15. Pope Siricius, AD 334 – AD 399
  16. Ambrose, c. AD 339 – AD 397
  17. Pope Anastasius I, AD 340 – AD 401
  18. Jerome, c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  19. John Chrysostom, c. AD 350 – AD 407
  20. Theodosius I, AD 347 – AD 395
  21. Augustine of Hippo, AD 354 – AD 430
  22. Hypatia, c. AD 360 – AD 415
  23. Pope Boniface I, c. AD 370 – AD 422
  24. Honorius, AD 384 – AD 423

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When Saint Monica was born, Julian was about a year old, Basil of Caesarea was 2 or 3, Athanasius of Alexandria was 35 or 36, Pope Damasus I was 26 or 27 and Anthony the Great was 80 or 81.

When Saint Monica died, Augustine of Hippo was 32 or 33, Theodosius I was 39 or 40, Pope Siricius was 52 or 53, Pope Anastasius I was 46 or 47 and Honorius was 2 or 3.

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

Not quite contemporaries: Pope Leo I was born months after Saint Monica died, Pope Sixtus III was born months after Saint Monica died, Theodosius II was born about 13 years after Saint Monica died and Helena, mother of Constantine I died about 2 years before Saint Monica was born.

Where Saint Monica’s contemporaries were born

Saint Monica is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (68 of 75 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list

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The 74 best-known contemporaries

74 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Saint Monica. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 360.

  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 Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
  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. Honorius AD 384 – AD 423
  24. Valentinian I AD 321 – AD 375
  25. Arcadius AD 377 – AD 408
  26. Valens AD 328 – AD 378
  27. Cyril of Alexandria AD 376 – AD 444
  28. Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
  29. Constantine II AD 316 – AD 340
  30. Jovian AD 331 – AD 364
  31. Ephrem the Syrian c. AD 306 – AD 373
  32. Shapur II c. AD 310 – AD 379
  33. Hilary of Poitiers AD 315 – AD 367
  34. Ausonius AD 310 – AD 395
  35. Gratian AD 359 – AD 383
  36. Ulfilas c. AD 309 – AD 383
  37. Constans c. AD 322 – AD 350
  38. Claudian c. AD 370 – c. AD 405
  39. Valentinian II AD 371 – AD 392
  40. Pappus of Alexandria c. AD 290 – c. AD 350
  41. Constantius III c. AD 370 – AD 421
  42. Cyril of Jerusalem c. AD 313 – c. AD 386
  43. Stilicho AD 359 – AD 408
  44. Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
  45. Samudragupta AD 335 – AD 380
  46. Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
  47. Aurelius Victor c. AD 321 – c. AD 391
  48. Magnus Maximus AD 335 – AD 388
  49. Kumārajīva c. AD 345 – AD 413
  50. Pelagius c. AD 354 – c. AD 420
  51. Socrates of Constantinople c. AD 380 – c. AD 440
  52. Galla Placidia AD 386 – AD 450
  53. Tao Yuanming AD 365 – AD 427
  54. Magnentius AD 303 – AD 353
  55. Prudentius AD 348 – c. AD 411
  56. Macrobius c. AD 370 – c. AD 431
  57. Pachomius the Great AD 292 – AD 348
  58. John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
  59. Synesius AD 370 – AD 413
  60. Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
  61. Libanius c. AD 314 – AD 393
  62. Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
  63. Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
  64. Ardashir II 310s – AD 383
  65. Martianus Capella c. AD 360 – c. AD 428
  66. Saint Nino AD 296 – AD 335
  67. Athanaric AD 318 – AD 381
  68. Evagrius Ponticus c. AD 345 – AD 399
  69. Sigeric c. 370s – AD 415
  70. Peter Chrysologus AD 380 – AD 450
  71. Saint Marinus AD 275 – AD 366
  72. Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
  73. Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394
  74. Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376