May 1, 2021 associated press
Yeni 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. (Credit: Ariana Cubillos/AP.)
A man revered by millions of Venezuelans as the “doctor of the poor” is one step away from sainthood after being beatified Friday in the South American country’s capital.
CARACAS, Venezuela A man revered by millions of Venezuelans as the “doctor of the poor” is one step away from sainthood after being beatified Friday in the South American country’s capital.
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2. Various of paintings by José Gregorio Hernandez at entrance of church
3. Various of Vice Postulator of the Cause of Beatification Jose Gregorio Hernandez Monsignor Tulio Ramirez (centre), General Coordinator of the National Commission for the Beatification of José Gregorio Hernández Albe Perez (left, in black top), VALE TV director (Venezuelan Catholic Church Television) María Eugenia Mosquera (right)
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Monsignor Tulio Ramirez, Vice Postulator of the Cause of Beatification of Jose Gregorio Hernandez: This celebration will be presided over by the Apostolic Nuncio of His Holiness, His Excellency, Aldo Giordano, who will replace the presence of the Secretary of State (Cardinal Pietro Parolin), who, as you know, due to the COVID-19 situation, will not be able to come to Venezuela.
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Monsignor Tulio Ramirez puts on a cross before an interview about the beatification of the late Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez, whose images are featured on the wall behind him in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Known as the doctor of the poor, Hernandez is set to be beatified by the Catholic church, a step towards sainthood, on April 30th. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) April 28, 2021 - 9:01 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela - With the austerity of a monk, a vocation to seek the good of others and a bright scientific mind, Jose Gregorio Hernández won the affection of those who called him âthe doctor of the poor.â He became a religious icon after his death in 1919, and since then millions of Venezuelans have fervently asked that he be universally worshipped.
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