Saint Pedro Almato, born on November 1, 1830 in Spain. In his childhood, he was fond of reading the "Annals of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith" magazine and learning about the lives of missionaries. Despite his slender physique and poor health, in 1847, Almato was accepted into the Dominican Order. He took his final vows on September 26, 1848 and was ordained a priest in the Philippines in 1853.
In 1855, Father Almato came to Vietnam to evangelize in Bui Chu and was in charge of the Thiet Nham parish. He learned Vietnamese and took the Vietnamese name Binh. Although he was very zealous in evangelization, due to his poor health, the Bishop decided to transfer him to China. However, when he arrived at the rendezvous point to board the ship, the ship had already departed, so he remained to serve the parishes in the Hai Duong region. In a letter sent home, Father Binh wrote that he had to hide in a cave for 8 consecutive months to avoid being arrested.
In early August 1861, while hiding in a sugarcane field waiting for Bishop Valentino Ochoa Vinh, he was betrayed. Both of them were arrested and taken to Hai Duong. Fearing the influence of the missionaries, the Hue court ordered the execution of Father Binh on November 1, 1861 at the Nam Mau execution ground during the Tu Duc reign. His remains were buried at the execution ground, and later reinterred at the Church of the Annunciation of the Dominican Sisters.
On May 20, 1906, Father Almato-Binh was beatified, and later canonized as a saint on June 19, 1988.