A woman embraces a statue of José Gregorio Hernandez, the physician known as the “doctor of the poor”, in Valencia, Venezuela, Feb. 25, 2025 (AP Photo/Jacinto Oliveros)
A woman embraces a statue of José Gregorio Hernandez, the physician known as the “doctor of the poor”, in Valencia, Venezuela, Feb. 25, 2025 (AP Photo/Jacinto Oliveros)
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He traveled to Europe to study and then to become a Catholic monk, but his fragile health was affected by Italy’s cold and humid weather. He returned to Venezuela to recover and stayed permanently.
On June 29, 1919, Hernández was hit by a car while crossing a street shortly after picking up medicine at a pharmacy to take to an impoverished woman. His death was caused when his head hit the edge of a sidewalk. An estimated 20,000 people participated in his funeral procession, about a quarter of the population of Caracas at the time.
Father Gregory Lobo wears a chasuble designed with an image of Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez during a celebratory Mass in Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
Father Gregory Lobo wears a chasuble designed with an image of Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez during a celebratory Mass in Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
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A woman kneels at the shrine dedicated to Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez, at a church in Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
A woman kneels at the shrine dedicated to Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez, at a church in Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
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A cyclist rides past a mural depicting Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez, third from left, and other residents of La Pastora neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
A cyclist rides past a mural depicting Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez, third from left, and other residents of La Pastora neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
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In 1986, the Vatican declared Hernández “venerable,” which means that he led an exemplary Christian life. But to achieve sanctity, teams of doctors, theologians and cardinals must approve miracles attributed to him.
When Pope John Paul II, now a saint, visited Venezuela in 1996, he received a petition signed by 5 million people — at the time, almost one in four Venezuelans — asking him to declare Hernández a saint.
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