Who Was Alive

Were Alexander Nevsky and Thomas Aquinas alive at the same time?

Yes. Alexander Nevsky and Thomas Aquinas were alive at the same time for 37 or 38 years, from 1225 to 1263.

Alexander Nevsky was 4 or 5 when Thomas Aquinas was born.

Thomas Aquinas was 37 or 38 when Alexander Nevsky died, aged 43.

Alexander Nevsky

Alexander Nevsky

Ruler

Born 13 May 1220 · died 14 November 1263, aged 43

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

Italian friar and philosopher

Born 1225 · died 7 March 1274, aged 48 or 49

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  3. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  4. Alexander Nevsky, 1220 – 1263
  5. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  6. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  7. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Alexander Nevsky and Thomas Aquinas 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 Alexander Nevsky and Thomas Aquinas were born

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