Who Was Alive

Were Pope Boniface VIII and Marco Polo alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Boniface VIII and Marco Polo were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1254 to 1303.

Pope Boniface VIII was 19 when Marco Polo was born.

Marco Polo was 49 when Pope Boniface VIII died, aged 68.

Pope Boniface VIII

Pope Boniface VIII

Catholic priest who served as Pope

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

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

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

  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 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 Boniface VIII and Marco Polo were born

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