Who Was Alive

Were Pope John XXII and Dante Alighieri alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope John XXII and Dante Alighieri were alive at the same time, from c. 1265 to 1321.

Pope John XXII was 76 or 77 when Dante Alighieri died.

Pope John XXII

Pope John XXII

French Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1244 · died 4 December 1334, aged 89 or 90

Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

Poet and philosopher

Born c. 1265 · died 14 September 1321

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  3. Pope John XXII, 1244 – 1334
  4. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  5. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  6. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  7. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  8. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406

Pope John XXII and Dante Alighieri 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 John XXII and Dante Alighieri were born

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