Hernández, born on Oct. 26, 1864, in the western Venezuela town of Isnotu, never married and graduated as a doctor in Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, in 1888.

Blessed José Gregorio Hernández, the ‘doctor of the poor’ The Venezuelan blessed, known as “the doctor of the poor,” dedicated hours to serving those most in need.

A woman holds a portrait of Venezuelan doctor Jose Gregorio Hernandez at La Candelaria Church in Caracas on Feb. 25, 2025. Pope Francis, hospitalized in "critical" condition, authorized the ...

Figurines depicting physician Jose Gregorio Hernandez are displayed for sale at a church in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, after Pope Francis approved the canonization of the ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A date for the canonization of Dr. José Gregorio Hernández, who died in 1919, has not been set. Associated Press February 27, 2025 ...

Figurines depicting physician Jose Gregorio Hernandez are displayed for sale at a church in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, after Pope Francis approved the canonization of the ...

Figurines depicting physician Jose Gregorio Hernandez are displayed for sale at a church in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, after Pope Francis approved the canonization of the ...