Who Was Alive

Were Pope Clement IV and Thomas Aquinas alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Clement IV and Thomas Aquinas were alive at the same time for 42 or 43 years, from 1225 to 1268.

Pope Clement IV was 34 or 35 when Thomas Aquinas was born.

Thomas Aquinas was 42 or 43 when Pope Clement IV died, aged 78.

Pope Clement IV

Pope Clement IV

Politician who served as Pope

Born 23 November 1190 · died 29 November 1268, aged 78

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

Italian friar and philosopher

Born 1225 · died 7 March 1274, aged 48 or 49

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  3. Pope Clement IV, 1190 – 1268
  4. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  5. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  6. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  7. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Pope Clement IV and Thomas Aquinas 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 Clement IV and Thomas Aquinas were born

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