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Also known as

• Dominic Henares
• Domingo Henares

Memorial

• 25 June
• 24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

Profile

Born to a poor family. Joined the Dominicans at the Santa Croce monastery in Granada, Spain in 1783. 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. Priest, ordained on 18 September 1790. 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. Bishop of Phunhay, Vietnam in 1803. Arrested with Saint Francis Chieu at the beginning of the government persecutions of Christian missionaries. 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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Domingo Henares de Zafra Cubero“. CatholicSaints.Info. 25 September 2022. Web. 2 May 2024. <>