Who Was Alive

Were Francis of Assisi and Rumi alive at the same time?

Yes. Francis of Assisi and Rumi were alive at the same time for 19 years, from 1207 to 1226.

Rumi was 19 when Francis of Assisi died.

Francis of Assisi

Italian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order

Born c. 1182 · died 3 October 1226

Rumi

Iranian poet

Born 30 September 1207 · died 17 December 1273, aged 66

  1. Averroes
  2. Saladin
  3. Genghis Khan
  4. Francis of Assisi
  5. Rumi
  6. Thomas Aquinas
  7. Marco Polo
  8. Dante Alighieri
Francis of Assisi and Rumi 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.