The name Donatus can refer to the following people:

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Aelius Donatus Aelius Donatus (; fl. mid-fourth century AD) was a Roman grammarian and teacher of rhetoric. Works He was the author of a number of professional works, of which several are extant: *Ars maior – A commentary on Latin grammar. * Ars minor – ...

, a Roman grammarian and teacher of rhetoric *

Donatus Magnus Donatus Magnus, also known as Donatus of Casae Nigrae, became leader of a schismatic sect known as the Donatists in North Africa, Algeria. He is believed to have died in exile around 355. Life Little is known of his early life because of the co ...

, a 4th-century bishop of Carthage and leader of the Donatist sect of Christianity * Donatus (d. 412), a representative of the

Huns The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD. According to European tradition, they were first reported living east of the Volga River, in an area that was part ...

, possibly their king or just an ambassador; or a Roman living among the Huns * Donatus (5th century), a monk who left Roman Africa during one of the Vandal persecutions and established monastic life in Valencia, Spain *

Donatus (bishop of Killala) Donatus was Bishop of Killala The Bishop of Killala () is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Killala in County Mayo, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland ...

, ''fl.'' 1244 *

Tiberius Claudius Donatus Tiberius Claudius Donatus was a Roman Latin grammarian of the late 4th and early 5th century AD of whom a single work is known, the ''Interpretationes Vergilianae'', a commentary on Virgil's ''Aeneid''. His work, rediscovered in 1438, proved pop ...

, a Roman grammarian known for his commentary on the ''Aeneid''

Places

St. Donatus, Iowa St. Donatus is a city in Jackson County, Iowa, Jackson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 120 at the time of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. St. Donatus (AKA "Ocho Casera") is known for its status as a Luxembourger village ...

, a community in the United States *

Saint Donatus Catholic Church Saint Donatus Catholic Church is a parish of the Archdiocese of Dubuque located in the Jackson County, Iowa community of St. Donatus. The patron of the parish and the town is Saint Donatus of Muenstereifel, whose ''cultus'' is popular in Luxembo ...

, a parish of the Roman Catholic Church located in St. Donatus, Iowa

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