Who Was Alive

Were Bonaventure and Thomas Aquinas alive at the same time?

Yes. Bonaventure and Thomas Aquinas were alive at the same time for 48 or 49 years, from 1225 to 1274.

Bonaventure was 52 or 53 when Thomas Aquinas died, aged 48 or 49.

Bonaventure

Bonaventure

Doctor of the Church

Born 1221 · died 15 July 1274, aged 52 or 53

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. Bonaventure, 1221 – 1274
  5. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  6. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  7. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Bonaventure 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 Bonaventure and Thomas Aquinas were born

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