Adrian (archbishop)

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Adrian was born in Africa and became Abbot of the monastry at Nerida, in Naples. He was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in 664 by Pope Vitalian but refused, and choose instead to travel to England with Saint Theodore of Tarsus on missionary work. In 668 Saint Theodore of Tarsus was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury and made Saint Adrian Abott of the nearby Monastry of Saint Peter and Paul (later called Saint Augustine's).

Saint Adrian died in the year 710. Saint Adrian's feast day is on the 9th on January

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Preceded by Wighard	Archbishop of Canterbury 664–668 position not taken up	Succeeded by Theodore of Tarsus