What is Pope Adrian I?
{{Infobox Christian leader |type = Pope |English name=Adrian I |image =Papa Hadrianus I.jpg |birth_name =??? |term_start =1 February 772 |term_end =25 December 795 |predecessor =[[Pope Stephen III|Stephen III]] |successor =[[Pope Leo III|Leo III]] |birth_date =700 |birth_place =[[Rome]], [[Exarchate of Ravenna]], [[Byzantine Empire|Roman Empire]] |death_date ={{death date|795|12|25|df=y}} |death_place =[[Rome]], [[Papal States]] |other=Adrian }} '''Adrian I''' (c. 700 – 25 December 795) was [[Pope]] from 772 until his death in 795. Soon after he became pope, there was a threat from [[Desiderius]], king of the [[Lombards]]. Adrian was forced to ask [[Charlemagne]] for help. In 787, there was the [[Second Council of Nicaea]]. The council allowed to [[wikt:venerate|venerate]] [[icon]]s, in certain cases. {{Popes}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Adrian 1}} [[Category:700s births]] [[Category:795 deaths]] [[Category:Italian popes]] {{bio-stub}}