It was probably during the seventh century that the popes recognized in the metropolitans of Grado the title of Patriarch of Aquileia, in order to offset its assumption by the metropolitans of Old-Aquileia.
Mungkin selama abad ke-7 paus diakui di dalam metropolitan Grado gelar Patriark Aquileia, di dalam rangka untuk mengimbangi asumsi oleh metropolitan-petropolitan Aquileia kuno.