Jos� Gregorio Hern�ndez

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Venerable Jos� Gregorio Hern�ndez, OFS
Pintura Dr Jos� Gregorio Hern�ndez2.jpg
Physician, Venerable
Born October 26, 1864
Isnot�, Trujillo State, Venezuela
Died June 29, 1919 (aged 54)
Caracas, Venezuela
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Feast June 29
Patronage Medical students, diagnosticians, doctors, medical patients

Dr. Jos� Gregorio Hern�ndez, MD, OFS (Spanish: [xo'se ??e'?o?jo e?'nandes])
(October 26, 1864 � June 29, 1919) was a Venezuelan physician. Born in Isnot�,
Trujillo State, he became a highly renowned doctor, more so after his death.[1]
Contents

1 Life
2 Legacy
3 Publications
4 References
5 External links
6 See also

Life

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In 1888 Hern�ndez graduated as a medical doctor at Universidad Central de

Venezuela, in Caracas. The Venezuelan government awarded him a grant to continue
his studies in Europe. Hern�ndez traveled to Paris, where he studied other fields
of medicine such as: bacteriology, pathology, microbiology, histology, and
physiology. Following his return to Venezuela, he became a leading doctor at the
Hospital Jos� Mar�a Vargas.

Between 1891 and 1916, Hern�ndez dedicated himself to teaching, medicine, and
religious practice. He sought priesthood in two occasions, but his fragile physical
conditions would ultimately prevent him from achieving that status. He studied at
the Monastery of Lucca in Italy for ten months in 1908. In 1913, he enrolled at the
Latin American P�o School of Rome to continue the priestly career, but had to
return to Venezuela for health reasons. Among his scientific publications are The
Elements of Bacteriology (1906), About the Angina Pectoris of Malaric Origin (1909)
and The Elements of Philosophy (1912).

Hern�ndez treated the poor for free and even bought them medicines with his own
money. One day in 1919, while bringing medicine to the home of one of his patients
in Caracas, Hern�ndez was struck by a car and killed.
Legacy

After his death, Hern�ndez' stature began to reach mythic proportions. People
around the country started claiming to have been granted miracles after praying for
his intercession to God.[1][2] At present, Hern�ndez is commonly invoked as "Jos�
Gregorio" by both doctors and patients for healing purposes. He is also called upon
for protection during overland journeys. Eventually, his name became known all over
Latin America and Spain.
Statue of Dr. Jos� Gregorio Hern�ndez in Guacara, Venezuela

In 1949, Venezuelan Catholic Church officials began the process of determining

whether or not Hern�ndez was eligible for sainthood. The Vatican granted him the
title of Venerable in 1985. The next step in the process for Hern�ndez is that of
beatification;[3] Pope Francis accepted a visit to Venezuela by President Nicol�s
Maduro and intended to beatify Hern�ndez.[4] His remains are housed in La
Candelaria Catholic Church in Caracas, Venezuela.[5]

He is, also, revered by Venezuela's alternative and syncretic religion the Cult of
Maria Lionza.[2][6] Historian Steven Palmer also has drawn parallels between the
Hern�ndez cult and that of the assassinated Costa Rican physician and politician
Ricardo Moreno Ca�as.[7]

A private university in Maracaibo, Universidad Dr. Jos� Gregorio Hern�ndez

(launched in 2003), is named for him.[8] In 2008 he was honoured with the naming of
a Bolivarian Mission, Misi�n Dr. Jos� Gregorio Hern�ndez, dedicated to the health
of Venezuelans with disabilities.[9] In 2011, Hern�ndez' birthday, October 26, was
declared a "day of national celebration".[10] On August 26, 2014, the Catholic
Bishops Conference of Venezuela called on all Catholics to attend Mass and thank
God "for the life and example of this great Venezuelan, with great hope and implore
the grace of his speedy beatification" on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of
Hern�ndez' birth (Sunday, October 26, 2014).[11]

Hern�ndez is also an important folk figure and is commonly portrayed in na�ve art.
[12]
Publications

1893 - Sobre el n�mero de gl�bulos rojos. Gaceta M�dica de Caracas.

1894 - Sobre angina de pecho de naturaleza paludosa. Gaceta M�dica de Caracas.
1910 - Lecciones de bacteriolog�a. Gaceta M�dica de Caracas.
1910 - Lesiones anatomo�patol�gicas de la pulmon�a simple o crupal. Gaceta
M�dica de Caracas.
1910 - De la nefritis a la fiebre amarilla. Gaceta M�dica de Caracas.
1913 - Renuncia ante la Academia Nacional de Medicina. Gaceta M�dica de
Caracas.
1918 - Nota preliminar acerca del tratamiento de la tuberculosis por el aceite
de Chaulmoogra. Gaceta M�dica de Caracas.
1922 - Elementos de bacteriolog�a. 2.� edici�n: Caracas. El Cojo.
1959 - Elementos de filosof�a. 3.� edici�n: Caracas. Bibliogr�fica Venezolana.
1968 - Obras completas. Caracas. Universidad Central de Venezuela.

References

Fern�ndez Ju�rez, Gerardo (2004). Salud e interculturalidad en Am�rica Latina:

perspectivas antropol�gicas. Editorial Abya Yala. ISBN 9978-22-463-7 �See Tfd�(in
Spanish)
Dinneen, Mark (2001). Culture and customs of Venezuela, Greenwood Publishing Group,
pp. 32-34. ISBN 0-313-30639-7
Neuman, William (1 October 2014). "Venezuelans Seek Sainthood For Beloved Folk
Hero, Jos� Gregorio Hern�ndez". Huffington Post. Huffington Post Online. Retrieved
22 October 2014.
"El Papa Francisco visitar� Venezuela el pr�ximo a�o para Beatificaci�n de Jos�
Gregorio Hern�ndez". www.redpres.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-08-20.
"Places of Worship in Caracas". City Walk. GPSmyCity.com. Retrieved 22 October
2014.
Cahana, Kitra. "The Cult of Maria Lionza". Reportage by Getty Images. Getty Images
Inc. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
Palmer, Steven Paul (2003). From popular medicine to medical populism: doctors,
healers, and public power in Costa Rica, 1800-1940. Duke University Press, p. 217.
ISBN 0-8223-3047-4
�See Tfd�(in Spanish), Universidad Dr. Jos� Gregorio Hern�ndez, Historia, accessed
30 May 2012
Venezuelanalysis.com, 17 March 2008, Venezuela Launches New Mission for Health of
the Disabled
�See Tfd�(in Spanish) El Nacional, 25 October 2011, Ch�vez decret� 26 de octubre
D�a de J�bilo Nacional por natalicio de Jos� Gregorio Hern�ndez
Savino, Jorge Uros. "Message from the President of the CEV with the 150th birthday
of the venerable Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez Cisneros". Bishops Conference of
Venezuela. Servicios Educativos C.A. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

"La UCAB albergar� exposici�n art�stica sobre Jos� Gregorio Hern�ndez".

elucabista.com (in Spanish). 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2017-09-25.

External links

Jos� Gregorio Hern�ndez Biography

Jose Gregorio Hernandez - Future Saint of Venezuela

See also

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