Gregorio Hontomin

Gregorio Andres Lima Hontomin (November 21, 1909 – July 6, 1982), also known as Fray Goying, was a Filipino Catholic religious brother who was the first Dominican cooperator brother in the Philippines. He is currently being considered as a possible candidate for beatification.

Around 1930s, at the age of 20, Hontomin moved to Manila and found work in Hospital de San Juan de Dios, a private hospital administered by the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. On January 1, 1937, he received the habit of a cooperator-brother. He professed his temporary vows on January 2, 1938, and perpetual vows in January 1944. As a religious, he was recognized for his expertise on all sorts of technical and manual work, and his availability in taking care of his sick brothers in the infirmary. Because of Hontomin's creativity in fixing anything that needed repair, he single-handedly reinstalled the pipe organ at its new location.

In 1959, he was assigned to the University of Santo Tomas where he worked as the head of the General Services of the University Hospital. The Dominican Student's Media Center created a short documentary entitled "Br. Gregorio Hontomin" on November 12, 2022.