Who Was Alive

Were Pope Benedict XI and Marco Polo alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Benedict XI and Marco Polo were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1254 to 1304.

Pope Benedict XI was 13 or 14 when Marco Polo was born.

Marco Polo was 49 when Pope Benedict XI died, aged 63 or 64.

Pope Benedict XI

Pope Benedict XI

Catholic priest who served as Pope

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

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

Born 15 September 1254 · died 8 January 1324, aged 69

  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 Marco Polo 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 Marco Polo were born

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