Caracas, Feb 25, 2025 (AFP) - 'Doctor of the poor' becomes Venezuela's first saint

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Venezuela will soon have its first saint, after ailing Pope Francis on Tuesday canonized a physician who died more than 100 years ago, revered for his selfless service during a previous pandemic. Jose Gregorio Hernandez was born in 1864, studied in Paris, Berlin, Madrid and New York, and died in Caracas in 1919 after being struck by a car. He was beatified -- an earlier step towards sainthood -- in 2021 amid a surge of coronavirus cases in Venezu......

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