Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Pope Urban IV and Thomas Aquinas were alive at the same time for 38 or 39 years, from 1225 to 1264.

Thomas Aquinas was 38 or 39 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

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

Italian friar and philosopher

Born 1225 · died 7 March 1274, aged 48 or 49

  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 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 Urban IV and Thomas Aquinas were born

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