Pope Adrian V

Also known as

• Ottobuono Fieschi
• Hadrian V

Profile

Nephew of Pope Innocent IV. Cardinal. Worked to restore peace in England between King Henry III and his barons. Pope for six weeks. Annulled the rigid enactments of Pope Blessed Gregory X concerning papal conclaves. Mentioned in Dante’s Purgatorio; Dante may have confused him with Pope Adrian IV.

Born

• Genoa, Italy as Ottobuono Fieschi

Papal Ascension

• 12 July 1276 at Viterbo, Italy

Died

• 18 August 1276 in Viterbo, Italy of natural causes
• buried in Saint Francisco’s church, Viterbo

Additional Information

• Catholic Encyclopedia, by James F Loughlin
• Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney

MLA Citation

• “Pope Adrian V”. People of the Faith. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 September 2010. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/pope-adrian-v/>