Who Was Alive

Were Clare of Assisi and Rumi alive at the same time?

Yes. Clare of Assisi and Rumi were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1207 to 1253.

Clare of Assisi was 13 when Rumi was born.

Rumi was 45 when Clare of Assisi died, aged 59.

Clare of Assisi

Clare of Assisi

Italian nun

Born 16 July 1194 · died 11 August 1253, aged 59

Rumi

Rumi

Iranian poet

Born 30 September 1207 · died 17 December 1273, aged 66

  1. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  2. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  3. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  4. Clare of Assisi, 1194 – 1253
  5. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  6. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  7. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  8. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Clare of Assisi and Rumi 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 Clare of Assisi and Rumi were born

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