Tag: Adrianus
Catharijneconvent opens exhibition about Adrianus: the only Utrecht Pope ever
“He was an honest, principled man, as Pope in a difficult place in a difficult time,” says Christiaan Veldman, curator of the exhibition in Utrecht. The church was also in…
Start Adrianus year to honor only Dutch pope: ‘He was very progressive’
The Dutch pope fell ill not long after his appointment. The rumor mill then spread the theory that Adrianus had been poisoned. “At that time, that happened regularly with prominent…