acon ). ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁▁ ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Sant ' Ad ri ano ▁al ▁For o ▁( Ital ian ▁for ▁St . ▁( H ) Ad rian ▁at ▁the ▁Roman ▁Forum ) ▁was ▁a ▁conversion ▁of ▁the ▁Cur ia ▁Julia , ▁which ▁had ▁hous ed ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁An cient ▁Rome , ▁by ▁Pope ▁Honor ius ▁I ▁in ▁ 6 3 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁sixth ▁and ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁sevent h ▁century ▁mark ▁for ▁Rome ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁prof ound ▁decay . ▁The ▁cur ia ▁had ▁been ▁abandoned ▁until ▁Honor ius ▁decided ▁to ▁ere ct ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁Its ▁name ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁mart yr ▁Ad rian ▁of ▁Nic om edia . ▁P aint ings ▁are ▁still ▁visible ▁in ▁a ▁side ▁chap el ▁which ▁dep ict ▁scenes ▁from ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁St . ▁Ad rian ; ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁some ▁By z antine ▁paint ings . ▁It ▁was ▁designated ▁by ▁Pope ▁Ser g ius ▁I ▁( 6 8 7 - 7 0 1 ) ▁as ▁the ▁starting ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁l itan ies ▁during ▁certain ▁the ▁process ion ▁lit urg ical ▁fe asts ▁of ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mary , ▁Pres entation ▁in ▁the ▁Temple , ▁Ann unci ation , ▁Ass umption ▁and ▁N ativity . ▁Pope ▁Gregory ▁IX ▁made ▁substantial ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 2 2 8 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁its ▁large ▁bronze ▁doors ▁were ▁moved ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁Pope ▁Alexander ▁VII ▁to ▁ad orn ▁the ▁main ▁portal ▁of