Who Was Alive

Were Saint Sebastian and Saint George alive at the same time?

Yes. Saint Sebastian and Saint George were alive at the same time for 11 or 12 years, from AD 275 to AD 287.

Saint George was 11 or 12 when Saint Sebastian died.

Saint Sebastian

Saint Sebastian

Roman soldier

Born c. AD 255 · died 20 January AD 287

Saint George

Saint George

Roman warrior

Born AD 275 · died c. AD 303

  1. Diophantus, c. AD 200 – c. AD 284
  2. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  3. Aurelian, AD 214 – AD 275
  4. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  5. Arius, 250s – AD 336
  6. Saint Sebastian, c. AD 255 – AD 287
  7. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  8. Saint George, AD 275 – c. AD 303
  9. Athanasius of Alexandria, AD 296 – AD 373

Saint Sebastian and Saint George in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Saint Sebastian and Saint George were born

Saint Sebastian and Saint George are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (9 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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