Agustín Pipia

Master of the Order of Preachers

Agustín Pipia (1660–1730)^[1] was the Master of the Order of Preachers from 1721 to 1725.

Biography

A native of Aragon and a member of the Dominican Order, Agustín Pipia was the Master of the Sacred Palace. In 1721, a Dominican General Chapter elected him to be Master of the Order of Preachers. In 1724, the Dominican Cardinal Orsini became Pope Benedict XIII. The pope often worshiped in Dominican churches and raised the privileges of the order. The pope made Pipia a cardinal in 1724. Pipia died the next year.^[2]

References

^ Miranda, Salvador. "PIPIA, O.P., Agostino (1660-1730)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
^ Benedict M. Ashley, The Dominicans, ch. 7 Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine