Who Was Alive

Were Boethius and Benedict of Nursia alive at the same time?

Yes. Boethius and Benedict of Nursia were alive at the same time, from c. AD 480 to AD 524.

Benedict of Nursia was 43 or 44 when Boethius died.

Boethius

Roman senator and philosopher of the early 6th century

Born c. AD 480 · died AD 524

Benedict of Nursia

Founder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order

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

  1. Clovis I
  2. Aryabhata
  3. Boethius
  4. Benedict of Nursia
  5. Justinian I
  6. Gregory I
Boethius and Benedict of Nursia 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.