Saint Vicente Liem de la Paz, originally named as Phạm Hiếu Liêm, was a Vietnamese martyr. He was born to Vietnamese parents who were members of nobility.
His name, Vincent, was given to him after he was baptized. He was later brought to a missionary center by his parents to to learn catechism. Later on, he studied in the Philippines under a scholarship. He studied in Letran and finished a degree of lector of humanities. He entered the Dominican order after completing his studies and in 1758, he was ordained as a priest under the Dominican order. In 1759, he went back to his homeland.
He was appointed as a professor in Trung Linh seminary. However, in 1773, he was arrested along with his assistants. It was during this period that Catholics were being persecuted. Saint Vicente Liem de la Paz along another Dominican priest, Jacinto Castañeda, was given a verdict of beheading.
