Who Was Alive

Were Francis of Assisi and Thomas Aquinas alive at the same time?

Yes. Francis of Assisi and Thomas Aquinas were alive at the same time for 0 or 1 years, from 1225 to 1226.

Thomas Aquinas was about a year old 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

Thomas Aquinas

Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church

Born 1225 · died 7 March 1274, aged 48 or 49

Francis of Assisi and Thomas Aquinas 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.