Pope Adrian III
Adrian III | |
|---|---|
| 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 byLeo XIII |
| Other popes named Adrian | |
Pope Adrian IIIorHadrian III(Latin:AdrianusorHadrianus;died July 885) was thebishop of Romeand ruler of thePapal Statesfrom 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
[edit]Adrian III was born inRome.According toJean Mabillon,his birth name was Agapitus. Reginald L. Poole believes that Mabillon confused Adrian III, who succeededMarinus I,withAgapetus II,who succeededMarinus IIa century later.[1]
Pontificate
[edit]Adrian laboured hard to alleviate the misery of the people ofItaly,prey to famine and to continuous war.[2]He is also known to have written a letter condemning the Christians of bothMuslim-ruledand Christian-ruled parts of Spain for being too friendly with the Jews in these lands.[3]Adrian also sentTheodosius,the bishop ofBrindisiandOria,to Constantinople to deliver a synodal letter about faith and the filioque topatriarch Photius I.[4]
Adrian died in July 885 atSan Cesario sul Panaro(Modena), not long after embarking on a trip toWorms,in theRhineland.The purpose of the journey was to attend anImperial Dietafter being summoned by EmperorCharles the Fatto settle the imperial succession[5]and discuss the rising power of theSaracens.
Adrian's death and subsequent burial in the church of San SilvestroNonantola Abbeynear 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 byPope Leo XIIIon 2 June 1891, and his feast day is celebrated on 8 July.[6]Orthodox Feasts dates are 8 and 30 July.[7]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^Reginald L. Poole (1917), "The Names and Numbers of Medieval Popes",The English Historical Review,32(128), 465–78, at 467.
- ^"Monks of Ramsgate." Hadrian III ".Book of Saints,1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 September 2013 ".
- ^Bernard S. Bachrach (1977).Early Medieval Jewish Policy in Western Europe(reprint ed.). University of Minnesota Press. p. 190.ISBN9780816608140.
- ^Dvornik, Francis (1948).The Photian Schism.CUP Archive. pp. 228–230.Retrieved20 January2024.
- ^Richard P. McBrien,Lives of the Popes: The Pontiffs from St. Peter to John Paul II,(HarperCollins, 2000), 143.
- ^abFrançois Bougard (2002), "Hadrian III", in Philippe Levillain, ed.,The Papacy: An Encyclopedia,vol. 2 (New York and London: Routledge), 682.
- ^"АДРИАН III РИМСКИЙ - Древо".drevo-info.ru(in Russian).Retrieved2023-05-13.
Further reading
[edit]- Dvornik, Francis(1948).The Photian Schism: History and Legend.Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
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