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Domingo was born to a poor family. He joined the Dominicans at the Santa Croce monastery in Granada, Spain in 1783. He was a missionary to the area of modern Vietnam, sailing on 29 September 1785 and arriving in the Philippines on 9 July 1786. While studying theology at the College of Saint Thomas in Manila, he was assigned to teach, as well. He was ordained on 18 September 1790 and became a priest. He was chosen co-adjutor vicar apostolic, with Saint Ignatius Delgado, of Eastern Tonkin, Vietnam and titular bishop of Fez on 9 September 1800 by Pope Pius VII. He became the Bishop of Phunhay, Vietnam in 1803. He was arrested with Saint Francis Chieu at the beginning of the government persecutions of Christian missionaries. He was one of the Martyrs of Vietnam.
Born
19 December 1765 at Baena, Córdoba, Spain
Died
beheaded on 25 June 1838 in Nam Ðinh, Vietnam
relics enshrined in Bui-Chu, Vietnam
Venerated
2 July 1899 by Pope Leo XIII (decree of martyrdom)
Beatified
27 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII
Canonized
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Source: https://catholicsaints.info/saint-domingo-henares-de-zafra-cubero/
