Who Was Alive

Were Pope Celestine III and Saladin alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Celestine III and Saladin were alive at the same time for 54 or 55 years, from 1138 to 1193.

Pope Celestine III was 31 or 32 when Saladin was born.

Pope Celestine III was 86 or 87 when Saladin died, aged 54 or 55.

Pope Celestine III

Pope Celestine III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1106 · died 8 January 1198, aged 91 or 92

Saladin

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt

Born 1138 · died 4 March 1193, aged 54 or 55

  1. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  2. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  3. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  4. Pope Celestine III, 1106 – 1198
  5. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  6. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  7. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  8. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  9. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226

Pope Celestine III and Saladin 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 Celestine III and Saladin were born

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