Pope Adrian III
Pope · Italy · Religious Figures · Died 885
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Something wrong?He held the papacy for fourteen months during famine and war in ninth-century Italy, then died on the road before finishing his second year.
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Adrian III became bishop of Rome on 17 May 884, stepping into leadership of the Papal States at a moment when Italy was gripped by famine and conflict. His papacy centered on relief work, trying to shore up a population under siege by hunger and violence. He served little more than a year. On 8 July 885, while still in office, he died - his tenure cut short mid-stride.
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