Who Was Alive

Were Clare of Assisi and Thomas Aquinas alive at the same time?

Yes. Clare of Assisi and Thomas Aquinas were alive at the same time for 27 or 28 years, from 1225 to 1253.

Clare of Assisi was 30 or 31 when Thomas Aquinas was born.

Thomas Aquinas was 27 or 28 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

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

Italian friar and philosopher

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

  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 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 Clare of Assisi and Thomas Aquinas were born

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