Who Was Alive

Were Michelangelo and Ignatius of Loyola alive at the same time?

Yes. Michelangelo and Ignatius of Loyola were alive at the same time, from 1489–1493 to 1556.

Michelangelo was 81 when Ignatius of Loyola died.

Michelangelo

Italian artist and architect

Born 6 March 1475 · died 18 February 1564, aged 88

Ignatius of Loyola

Spanish Catholic priest and theologian

Born 1489–1493 · died 31 July 1556

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Leonardo da Vinci
  3. Michelangelo
  4. Martin Luther
  5. Ignatius of Loyola
  6. Miguel de Cervantes
  7. Galileo Galilei
Michelangelo and Ignatius of Loyola 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.