Who Was Alive

Were Thomas Aquinas and Pope Benedict XI alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Aquinas and Pope Benedict XI were alive at the same time for 33 or 34 years, from 1240 to 1274.

Pope Benedict XI was 33 or 34 when Thomas Aquinas died, aged 48 or 49.

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

Italian friar and philosopher

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

Pope Benedict XI

Pope Benedict XI

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1240 · died 7 July 1304, aged 63 or 64

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  3. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  4. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  5. Pope Benedict XI, 1240 – 1304
  6. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  7. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  8. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368

Thomas Aquinas and Pope Benedict XI 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 Thomas Aquinas and Pope Benedict XI were born

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