Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Benedict of Nursia and Gregory I were alive at the same time, from AD 537–543 to AD 547.

Benedict of Nursia

Founder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order

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

Gregory I

6th-century Roman Pope, theologian and Church Father, Catholic and Orthodox saint, 64th Bishop of Rome and Doctor of the Church

Born AD 537–543 · died 12 March AD 604

  1. Clovis I
  2. Aryabhata
  3. Boethius
  4. Benedict of Nursia
  5. Justinian I
  6. Gregory I
  7. Muhammad
  8. Abu Bakr
  9. Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
  10. Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
Benedict of Nursia and Gregory 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.