Tommaso Turco
Tommaso Turco (died 1649) was the Master of the Order of Preachers from 1644 to 1649.
Biography
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.[1]
As master, Turco conducted extensive visitations of Italy, Spain, the Kingdom of France, and the Spanish Netherlands.[1]
He died in 1649.[1]
References
- Benedict M. Ashley, The Dominicans, ch. 6 Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
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| Preceded by Niccolò Ridolfi |
Master of the Order of Preachers 1644–1649 |
Succeeded by Giovanni Battista de Marinis |
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