Who Was Alive

Were Pope Benedict XI and Dante Alighieri alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Benedict XI and Dante Alighieri were alive at the same time, from c. 1265 to 1304.

Pope Benedict XI

Pope Benedict XI

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1240 · died 7 July 1304, aged 63 or 64

Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

Poet and philosopher

Born c. 1265 · died 14 September 1321

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  3. Pope Benedict XI, 1240 – 1304
  4. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  5. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  6. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  7. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374

Pope Benedict XI and Dante Alighieri 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 Pope Benedict XI and Dante Alighieri were born

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