Who Was Alive

Were Pope Urban IV and Rumi alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Urban IV and Rumi were alive at the same time for 57 years, from 1207 to 1264.

Rumi was 57 when Pope Urban IV died.

Pope Urban IV

Pope Urban IV

Latin Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. 1185 · died 2 October 1264

Rumi

Rumi

Iranian poet

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

  1. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  2. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  3. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  4. Pope Urban IV, c. 1185 – 1264
  5. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  6. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  7. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  8. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Pope Urban IV 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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Where Pope Urban IV and Rumi were born

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