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Tommaso Turco

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Tommaso Turco (died 1649) was the Master of the Order of Preachers from 1644 to 1649.

Biography

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He was born in Cremona and taught metaphysics at the University of Padua.[1] Tommaso Turco was elected master at the 1644 Chapter of the Dominican Order, over the opposition of Pope Urban VIII, whose preferred candidate was Michel Mazarin, brother of Cardinal Mazarin.[2]

As master, Turco conducted extensive visitations of Italy, Spain, the Kingdom of France, and the Spanish Netherlands.[2]

He died in 1649.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Dizionario biografico universale, Volume 5, by Felice Scifoni, Publisher Davide Passagli, Florence (1849); page 442.
  2. ^ a b c Benedict M. Ashley, The Dominicans, ch. 6 Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Master of the Order of Preachers
1644–1649
Succeeded by