Who Was Alive

Were Pope Gregory IX and Rumi alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Gregory IX and Rumi were alive at the same time for 33 years, from 1207 to 1241.

Pope Gregory IX was 36 or 37 when Rumi was born.

Rumi was 33 when Pope Gregory IX died, aged 70 or 71.

Pope Gregory IX

Pope Gregory IX

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1170 · died 22 August 1241, aged 70 or 71

Rumi

Rumi

Iranian poet

Born 30 September 1207 · died 17 December 1273, aged 66

  1. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  2. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  3. Pope Gregory IX, 1170 – 1241
  4. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  5. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  6. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  7. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  8. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Pope Gregory IX and Rumi 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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Events both lived through

  • Magna Carta 1215Pope Gregory IX was 44 or 45; Rumi was 7

Where Pope Gregory IX and Rumi were born

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