Who Was Alive

Were Pope Honorius III and Rumi alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Honorius III and Rumi were alive at the same time for 19 years, from 1207 to 1227.

Pope Honorius III was 58 or 59 when Rumi was born.

Rumi was 19 when Pope Honorius III died, aged 78 or 79.

Pope Honorius III

Pope Honorius III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1148 · died 18 March 1227, aged 78 or 79

Rumi

Rumi

Iranian poet

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

  1. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  2. Pope Honorius III, 1148 – 1227
  3. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  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 Honorius III 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 Honorius III was 66 or 67; Rumi was 7

Where Pope Honorius III and Rumi were born

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