Tomás Ripoll (1652–1747) 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 1725 to 1747.

Biography

Tomás Ripoll was a

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Dominican from Tarragona in the province of

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.Benedict M. Ashley, ''The Dominicans'', ch. 7
He was a ''socius'' of two of the masters of his order,

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in 1702 with the title "Provincial of the Holy Land", and Agustín Pipia. In 1722 Ripoll was Provincial for the province of Aragon. A

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of the Dominican Order elected him master in 1725. As master, Ripoll made no visitations. He oversaw completion of the historical documents of the Dominican Order. The

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controversy was brought to a head under his mastership. In 1740, Ripoll's friend Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini was elected

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, taking the regnal name of

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. Ripoll died in 1747 on September at the age of 95.

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Spanish Dominicans Masters of the Order of Preachers 1652 births 1747 deaths {{Spain-RC-clergy-stub