POPE
Pope Adrian I
Pope, Bishop of Rome
Pope Adrian I, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 772–795.
background
Pope and close ally of Charlemagne whose long reign saw the Second Council of Nicaea uphold the veneration of sacred images against iconoclasm.
summary
Pope Adrian I, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 772–795.
papacy Start
772
papacy End
795
birth Name
Hadrian