Who Was Alive

Were Pope Gregory VIII and Saladin alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Gregory VIII and Saladin were alive at the same time for 48 or 49 years, from 1138 to 1187.

Saladin was 48 or 49 when Pope Gregory VIII died.

Pope Gregory VIII

Pope Gregory VIII

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1100s · died 17 December 1187

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 Gregory VIII, 1100s – 1187
  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 Gregory VIII 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 Gregory VIII and Saladin were born

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