Pope
Pope Adrian I
Pope from 772 to 795
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 began
772
Papacy ended
795
Birth name
Hadrian