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 by Leo XIII |
| Other popes named Adrian | |
Pope Adrian III or Hadrian III (Latin: Adrianus or Hadrianus; died 8 July 885) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 17 May 884 to his death on 8 July 885. 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.