Who Was Alive

Were Benedict of Nursia and Justinian I alive at the same time?

Yes. Benedict of Nursia and Justinian I were alive at the same time for 64 years, from AD 482 to AD 547.

Benedict of Nursia was 2 when Justinian I was born.

Justinian I was 64 when Benedict of Nursia died, aged 67.

Benedict of Nursia

Founder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order

Born 3 March AD 480 · died 23 March AD 547, aged 67

Justinian I

Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565

Born 11 May AD 482 · died 14 November AD 565, aged 83

  1. Clovis I
  2. Aryabhata
  3. Boethius
  4. Benedict of Nursia
  5. Justinian I
  6. Gregory I
Benedict of Nursia and Justinian I in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.