Paolo Constabile (died 1582) was the

Master of the Order of Preachers The Master of the Order of Preachers is the Superior General of the Order of Preachers, commonly known as the Dominican Order, Dominicans. The Master of the Order of Preachers is ''ex officio'' Chancellor (education), Grand Chancellor of the Pont ...

from 1580 to 1582.

Biography

A native of

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, Constabile got into trouble with the Holy Office as a young man, but later became an inquisitor himself, later becoming Master of the Sacred Palace.Benedict M. Ashley, ''The Dominicans'', ch. 5
At the Dominican chapter held in 1580, he was the preferred candidate of Cardinal Bonelli for Master of the Order of Preachers. As master, he visited the

Grand Duchy of Tuscany The Grand Duchy of Tuscany ( it, Granducato di Toscana; la, Magnus Ducatus Etruriae) was an Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Republic of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence. In th ...

and the

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. He died in Bologna in 1582.

References

1582 deaths Italian Dominicans Masters of the Order of Preachers Year of birth unknown {{Spain-bio-stub