Who Was Alive

Were Teresa of Ávila and Galileo Galilei alive at the same time?

Yes. Teresa of Ávila and Galileo Galilei were alive at the same time for 18 years, from 1564 to 1582.

Teresa of Ávila was 48 when Galileo Galilei was born.

Galileo Galilei was 18 when Teresa of Ávila died, aged 67.

Teresa of Ávila

Roman Catholic saint

Born 28 March 1515 · died 15 October 1582, aged 67

Galileo Galilei

Italian polymath

Born 15 February 1564 · died 8 January 1642, aged 77

  1. Leonardo da Vinci
  2. Michelangelo
  3. Martin Luther
  4. Teresa of Ávila
  5. Miguel de Cervantes
  6. Galileo Galilei
  7. William Shakespeare
  8. René Descartes
  9. Molière
Teresa of Ávila and Galileo Galilei 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.