Pope Adrian III

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Leo XIII
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Pope Adrian III or Hadrian III (

bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States
from 17 May 884 to his death. He served for little more than a year, during which he worked to help the people of Italy in a very troubled time of famine and war.

Background

Adrian III was born in

Marinus II a century later.[1]

Pontificate

Adrian laboured hard to alleviate the misery of the people of

patriarch Photius I.[4]

Adrian died in July 885 at

Saracens
.

Adrian's death and subsequent burial in the church of San Silvestro

Nonantola Abbey near Modena[6] is commemorated in the sculpted reliefs (c. 1122) that frame the doorway of this church. His relics are found near the high altar, and his tomb at once became a popular place of pilgrimage. His cult was confirmed by Pope Leo XIII on 2 June 1891, and his feast day is celebrated on 8 July.[6] Orthodox Feasts data are: 8 and 30 July.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Reginald L. Poole (1917), "The Names and Numbers of Medieval Popes", The English Historical Review, 32 (128), 465–78, at 467.
  2. ^ "Monks of Ramsgate. "Hadrian III". Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 September 2013".
  3. ISBN 9780816608140
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  4. ^ Dvornik, Francis (1948). The Photian Schism. CUP Archive. pp. 228–230. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  5. ^ Richard P. McBrien, Lives of the Popes: The Pontiffs from St. Peter to John Paul II, (HarperCollins, 2000), 143.
  6. ^ a b François Bougard (2002), "Hadrian III", in Philippe Levillain, ed., The Papacy: An Encyclopedia, vol. 2 (New York and London: Routledge), 682.
  7. ^ "АДРИАН III РИМСКИЙ - Древо". drevo-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-13.

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