Who Was Alive

Were Pope Celestine V and Marco Polo alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Celestine V and Marco Polo were alive at the same time for 41 years, from 1254 to 1296.

Pope Celestine V was 38 or 39 when Marco Polo was born.

Marco Polo was 41 when Pope Celestine V died, aged 80 or 81.

Pope Celestine V

Pope Celestine V

Catholic priest and hermit who served as Pope

Born 1215 · died 19 May 1296, aged 80 or 81

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

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

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  3. Pope Celestine V, 1215 – 1296
  4. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  5. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  6. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  7. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  8. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374

Pope Celestine V 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 Celestine V and Marco Polo were born

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