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A missionary and martyr who was caught up in the persecutions conducted by Emperor Galerius. With a companion, Eubulus, he was arrested in Caesarea, in modern Israel. The local governor, Firmilian, tried Adrian and his fellow missionary who had come to the region to counsel the local Christians. Both of these men endured torture before being executed.
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