Agustín Pipia (1660–1730) was the

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from 1721 to 1725.

Biography

A native of

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and a member of the

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, Agustín Pipia was the

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. In 1721, a Dominican

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elected him to be Master of the Order of Preachers. In 1724, the Dominican Cardinal Orsini became

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. The pope often worshiped in Dominican churches and raised the privileges of the order. The pope made Pipia a

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in 1724. Pipia died the next year.Benedict M. Ashley, ''The Dominicans'', ch. 7

References

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