Who Was Alive

Were Pope Boniface VIII and Dante Alighieri alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Boniface VIII and Dante Alighieri were alive at the same time, from c. 1265 to 1303.

Pope Boniface VIII

Pope Boniface VIII

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 23 January 1235 · died 11 October 1303, aged 68

Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

Poet and philosopher

Born c. 1265 · died 14 September 1321

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Saadi Shirazi, c. 1210 – 1292
  3. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  4. Pope Boniface VIII, 1235 – 1303
  5. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  6. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  7. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  8. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374

Pope Boniface VIII 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 Boniface VIII and Dante Alighieri were born

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