Adrian I

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Adrian I was an 8th-century pope known for his alliance with Charlemagne and his role in the Second Council of Nicaea, which restored the veneration of icons.

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instanceOf 8th-century pope
Pope
human
ally Charlemagne
approved decrees of the Second Council of Nicaea
birthPlace Rome
burialPlace Old St. Peter's Basilica
chronologicalPlacement 96th pope of the Catholic Church
citizenship Papal States
collaboratedWith Frankish bishops
correspondent Byzantine Empress Irene of Athens
Charlemagne
countryOfGovernance Papal States
deathDate 25 December 795
deathPlace Rome
endTime 795
engagedIn diplomacy between Franks and Byzantines
era Early Middle Ages
eraOfRule Carolingian era
linked to: Carolingian period
feastDay 25 December
givenName Adrian
heldTitle Pontifex Maximus
linked to: pontifex maximus
honoredIn Roman Martyrology
inConflictWith Lombard Kingdom
influenced development of the Papal-Frankish alliance
knownFor restoration of the veneration of icons
strengthening ties between the Papacy and the Frankish kingdom
languageSpoken Latin
maintainedRelationsWith Byzantine Empire
notableWork Alliance with Charlemagne
opposed iconoclasm
papacyEndDate 25 December 795
papacyStartDate 1 February 772
papalName Hadrian I
linked to: Pope Hadrian I
participantIn Second Council of Nicaea
patronOf church building and restoration in Rome
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
linked to: Pope

Sovereign of the Papal States
predecessor Pope Stephen III
reignDuration approximately 23 years
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
requestedMilitaryAidFrom Charlemagne
sentLegatesTo Second Council of Nicaea
startTime 772
strengthened temporal power of the Papacy
successor Pope Leo III
supported veneration of icons

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