Iglesia La Candelaria presents eight modules on the life and work of José Gregorio Hernández

Published at: 13/10/2025 06:47 PM

The Church of Our Lady of La Candelaria, in Caracas, offers the public an exhibition on the life of Dr. José Gregorio Hernández, an exhibition dedicated to the life, work and legacy of the local doctor, regarding his sanctification together with Blessed Mother Carmen Rendiles.

The exhibition is structured in eight thematic modules, through documents on the most significant events in the lives of the saints, especially those of José Gregorio Hernández, covering his academic training, his work as a pioneering doctor and scientist, his profound spirituality, his impact on the religious world and the process of beatification and canonization.

The parish priest of this church, Father Gerardino Barracchini, reported that next October 19, the doors of this enclosure are scheduled to open at midnight to hold a prayer vigil until the time of the canonization of the “Doctor of the Poor” to be held from Rome, capital of Italy. In addition, outside this religious space, the ceremony will be broadcast on screens.

For his part, the person in charge of producing and conceptualizing this museum exhibition, which includes more than six thousand infographics that talk about the life and work of the Venezuelan Saint, director of Ideographic Creative Studio, Juan Carlos Hernández, said that “I invite you to come here, to the church of La Candelaria, to visit the exhibition. As long as the church is open, the exhibition will be open, for at least three months.”