Home›Open Questions›When was Donatus Magnus born, and when and where exactly did he die?Open QuestionsWhen was Donatus Magnus born, and when and where exactly did he die?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "When was Donatus Magnus born, and when and where exactly did he die?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/when-was-donatus-magnus-born-and-when-and-where-exactly-did-he-die.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). When was Donatus Magnus born, and when and where exactly did he die?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/when-was-donatus-magnus-born-and-when-and-where-exactly-did-he-dieCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-when-was-donatus-magnus-born-and-when-an, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {When was Donatus Magnus born, and when and where exactly did he die?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/when-was-donatus-magnus-born-and-when-and-where-exactly-did-he-die}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionNo source gives a birth year. His exile in 347 is documented in the imperial and conciliar record, but the death is placed around 355 only by later writers arguing against his church, and no burial place is recorded. The standard reference works print both dates as approximations.What would resolve this An African or Gallic epigraphic or documentary find naming him with a date, or an unremarked notice in the conciliar and imperial correspondence of the 350s.OpenLate Roman prosopography and North African epigraphyW. H. C. Frend, The Donatist Church: A Movement of Protest in Roman North AfricaCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnDonatus Magnus, Historical Figures Well-attested Source The Donatist Church: A Movement of Protest in Roman North AfricaW. H. C. Frendtier 1SourcesThe Donatist Church: A Movement of Protest in Roman North Africatier 1W. H. C. Frend, Clarendon Press, 1952View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year