Tomás Ripoll (1652–1747) was the

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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 He oversaw completion of the historical documents of the Dominican Order.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