Who Was Alive

Were Thomas Aquinas and Pope Boniface VIII alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Aquinas and Pope Boniface VIII were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1235 to 1274.

Thomas Aquinas was 9 or 10 when Pope Boniface VIII was born.

Pope Boniface VIII was 39 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 Boniface VIII

Pope Boniface VIII

Catholic priest who served as Pope

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

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  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
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  8. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321

Thomas Aquinas 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 Thomas Aquinas and Pope Boniface VIII were born

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