Saint Dominic Phạm Trọng Khảm

Saint Dominic Phạm Trọng Khảm (born c. 1780 in Quần Cống, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died January 13, 1859, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a Dominican tertiary, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Dominic Phạm Trọng Khảm was born into a wealthy family. His father, Phạm Trí Khiêm, was a government official. In accordance with his parents' wishes, Dominic married Agnes Phượng at the age of 18. He became a judge and a wealthy man. During the persecutions, he provided shelter to missionaries, including Bishop Sampedro. As a result, his house was destroyed, and he was imprisoned in Nam Định. He was beheaded on January 13, 1859, along with one of his sons, Luke Phạm Trọng Thìn. His feast day is November 24, as part of the group of 117 Vietnamese Martyrs. He was beatified on April 29, 1951, by Pope Pius XII and canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 19, 1988, as one of the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.