Venezuela s doctor of the poor beatified in small ceremony
JORGE RUEDA, Associated Press
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1of15Yeni Vasquez raises a portrait of the late, Venezuelan Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez outside the church in La Candelaria after the church bell rang, signaling the start of his Beatification ceremony in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 30, 2021. Known as the doctor of the poor, Hernandez is being Beatified by the Catholic church, a step towards sainthood.Ariana Cubillos/APShow MoreShow Less
2of15A man gathers with others outside the church associated with the remains of Venezuelan Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez during his beatification ceremony in the La Candelaria neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 30, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Known as the doctor of the poor, Hernandez is being beatified by the Catholic church, a step towards sainthood.Ariana Cubillos/APShow MoreShow Less
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