Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Saladin and Francis of Assisi were alive at the same time, from c. 1182 to 1193.

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty

Born 1138 · died 4 March 1193, aged 54 or 55

Francis of Assisi

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

Born c. 1182 · died 3 October 1226

  1. Hildegard of Bingen
  2. Averroes
  3. Zhu Xi
  4. Saladin
  5. Genghis Khan
  6. Francis of Assisi
  7. Rumi
  8. Thomas Aquinas
Saladin 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.