Who Was Alive

Were Rumi and Pope Boniface VIII alive at the same time?

Yes. Rumi and Pope Boniface VIII were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1235 to 1273.

Rumi was 27 when Pope Boniface VIII was born.

Pope Boniface VIII was 38 when Rumi died, aged 66.

Rumi

Rumi

Iranian poet

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

Pope Boniface VIII

Pope Boniface VIII

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 23 January 1235 · died 11 October 1303, aged 68

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  3. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  4. Saadi Shirazi, c. 1210 – 1292
  5. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  6. Pope Boniface VIII, 1235 – 1303
  7. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  8. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Rumi and Pope Boniface VIII 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 Rumi and Pope Boniface VIII were born

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