Adrian laboured hard to alleviate the misery of the people of
Italy, prey to famine and to continuous war. He is also known to have written a letter condemning the Christians of both
Muslim-ruled and Christian-ruled parts of Spain for being too friendly with the Jews in these lands. Adrian also sent
Theodosius, the bishop of
Brindisi and
Oria, to Constantinople to deliver a synodal letter about faith and the filioque to
patriarch Photius I. Adrian died in July 885 at
San Cesario sul Panaro (
Modena), not long after embarking on a trip to
Worms, in the
Rhineland. The purpose of the journey was to attend an
Imperial Diet after being summoned by Emperor
Charles the Fat to settle the imperial succession and discuss the rising power of the
Saracens. Adrian's death and subsequent burial in the church of San Silvestro
Nonantola Abbey near Modena is commemorated in the sculpted reliefs () that frame the doorway of this church. His relics are found near the high altar, and his tomb at once became a popular place of pilgrimage. His cult was confirmed by
Pope Leo XIII on 2 June 1891, and his feast day is celebrated on 8 July. ==See also==