Who Was Alive

Were Girolamo Savonarola and Martin Luther alive at the same time?

Yes. Girolamo Savonarola and Martin Luther were alive at the same time for 14 years, from 1483 to 1498.

Girolamo Savonarola was 31 when Martin Luther was born.

Martin Luther was 14 when Girolamo Savonarola died, aged 45.

Girolamo Savonarola

Girolamo Savonarola

Italian preacher

Born 21 September 1452 · died 23 May 1498, aged 45

Martin Luther

Martin Luther

German priest and theologian

Born 10 November 1483 · died 18 February 1546, aged 62

  1. Christopher Columbus, 1451 – 1506
  2. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519
  3. Girolamo Savonarola, 1452 – 1498
  4. Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469 – 1527
  5. Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
  6. Michelangelo, 1475 – 1564
  7. Martin Luther, 1483 – 1546

Girolamo Savonarola and Martin Luther 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 Girolamo Savonarola and Martin Luther were born

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