Arturo Michelena Hall will have a section in honor of San José Gregorio Hernández

Published at: 22/10/2025 08:08 AM

The governor of the state of Carabobo, Rafael Lacava, announced that a room in honor of San José Gregorio Hernández will be included in the 67th edition of the Arturo Michelena Hall, which will be held at the Museum of Culture, located in the municipality of Valencia, Carabobo state.

The regional president toured the spaces of the cultural center to show the progress in the preparations for this exhibition, where he pointed out that works will be presented to honor the new saint canonized by Pope Leo XIV.

“At this time, as a devotee of José Gregorio Hernández and as a Venezuelan proud and happy for his sanctification, I am pleased to announce that in this edition of the Arturo Michelena Hall, there will be a kind of section dedicated to the saint of Venezuela, where people can observe the different expressions of admiration and love for such a miraculous man,” he said.

On the other hand, the regional president specified that Carabobo will attend with mass attendance next Saturday, October 25, at the spiritual celebration for the canonization of Venezuelan saints José Gregorio Hernández and Santa Carmen Rendiles, which will take place at the Simón Bolívar Monumental Stadium in Caracas.

“For this Saturday, October 25, 20,000 parishioners from Carabobo will travel to Caracas to participate in this celebration; that is, 20,000 devotees, including myself, we will be present at this beautiful activity, where all the Venezuelan people will show their joy and exaltation towards our beloved, dear and venerated doctor José Gregorio Hernández, the doctor and saint of all Venezuelans, as well as to our saint Carmen Rendiles,” he said.

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