Who Was Alive

Were Ibn Battuta and Catherine of Siena alive at the same time?

Yes. Ibn Battuta and Catherine of Siena were alive at the same time, from 1347 to c. 1368.

Ibn Battuta was 43 when Catherine of Siena was born.

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Explorer

Born 24 February 1304 · died c. 1368

Catherine of Siena

Catherine of Siena

Italian religious sister

Born 25 March 1347 · died 29 April 1380, aged 33

  1. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  2. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  3. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  4. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  5. Hafez, c. 1325 – c. 1390
  6. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406
  7. Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1343 – c. 1400
  8. Catherine of Siena, 1347 – 1380

Ibn Battuta and Catherine of Siena 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 Ibn Battuta and Catherine of Siena were born

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