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A statue of Hernández is unveiled at La Candelaria Church the day of his ceremony. The doctor was beatified after the Catholic Church attributed a miracle to him for saving the life of a young girl.
Augusto Santos, a Hernández impersonator, takes a selfie with a devotee in the church’s square on April 30, 2021.
The crowd at La Candelaria Church responds to a new statue of Hernández being unveiled.
An image of Hernández emerges from a devotee’s shirt pocket the day of the doctor’s blessing on La Candelaria square in Caracas.
A printing press creates copies of "Threads of Faith", a photo book featuring a local actor, Socrates Serrano, impersonating Hernández on April 27, 2021.
A shop attendant at a store selling religious items in Caracas showcases a depiction of Hernández on April 29, 2021.
At the Vargas Hospital in Caracas, patients have created an alter with imagery and figurines of Hernández.
A mural of Hernández adorns a wall along Boyaca Avenue on the outskirts of Caracas on April 24, 2021.
Angel Mendoza, a visual artist, prepares a graffiti stencil of Dr José Gregorio Hernández at his workshop, in Caracas, Venezuela April 24, 2021.
A nurse takes a picture with her cellphone inside the Blessed José Gregorio Hernández chapel at Vargas Hospital in Caracas on April 29, 2021. Hernández was known as the "doctor of the poor.”