Saint
Saint José Gregorio Hernández
- Country / origin
- Venezuela
- Life
- 1864–1919
- Feast
- 26 October
- Canonised
- 19 October 2025
Awaiting theological review
Who was this?
A Venezuelan doctor, scientist, professor and lay Catholic, known for treating many poor patients free of charge.
Patron of
- doctors
- health workers
- the sick
- medicine practised with charity
When to ask for intercession
- during an illness
- before surgery
- for doctors and care teams
- when science and faith seem hard to reconcile
A short prayer
Saint José Gregorio Hernández, doctor of the poor, intercede for the sick and give light to all who care for them.
Written for Lumen as a simple personal prayer of intercession — not a liturgical text.
What are you living through today?
- Illness
- Doctors and health workers
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