Adrian III | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | 17 May 884 |
Papacy ended | 8 July 885 |
Predecessor | Marinus I |
Successor | Stephen V |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 8 July 885 Modena, Carolingian Empire |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 8 July |
Venerated in | Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
Canonized | 2 June 1891 Rome, Kingdom of Italy by Leo XIII |
Other popes named Adrian |
Pope Adrian III or Hadrian III (Latin: Adrianus or Hadrianus; died July 885) was the 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.