Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Pope Martin IV and Thomas Aquinas were alive at the same time for 48 or 49 years, from 1225 to 1274.

Pope Martin IV was 4 or 5 when Thomas Aquinas was born.

Pope Martin IV was 53 when Thomas Aquinas died, aged 48 or 49.

Pope Martin IV

Pope Martin IV

French Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 27 March 1220 · died 4 April 1285, aged 65

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. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  4. Pope Martin IV, 1220 – 1285
  5. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  6. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  7. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Pope Martin 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 Martin IV and Thomas Aquinas were born

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