Who Was Alive

Were Innocent III and Francis of Assisi alive at the same time?

Yes. Innocent III and Francis of Assisi were alive at the same time, from c. 1182 to 1216.

Innocent III

Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216

Born 1160s · died 16 July 1216

Francis of Assisi

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

Born c. 1182 · died 3 October 1226

  1. Averroes
  2. Saladin
  3. Innocent III
  4. Genghis Khan
  5. Francis of Assisi
  6. Rumi
  7. Thomas Aquinas
Innocent III and Francis of Assisi 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.