Venezuela's beloved 'doctor of the poor' to be beatified

The remains of Venezuelan Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez popularly known as the "doctor of the poor", sit in an urn backdropped by his portrait, inside the Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria Catholic church, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 23, 2021. Hernandez is set to be beatified by the Catholic church, a step towards sainthood, on April 30th in the Venezuelan capital. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A woman prays close to a painting of Venezuelan popular saint, Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez at the street where he died in a car accident in 1919, in La Pastora neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Known as the "doctor of the poor, Hernandez is set to be beatified by the Catholic church, a step towards sainthood, on April 30th. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Cardboard silhouettes representing the late Venezuelan Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez, known as the "doctor of the poor, constructed by artist Susan Applewhite, hang from a clothesline in her backyard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 24, 2021. Hernandez is set to be beatified by the Catholic church, a step towards sainthood, on April 30th in the Venezuelan capital. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Artist Susan Applewhite attaches her recycled cardboard cutout of the late Venezuelan Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez, popularly known as the "doctor of the poor, onto a bus stop bench, in downtown in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 24, 2021. Hernandez is set to be beatified by the Catholic church, a step towards sainthood, on April 30th in the Venezuelan capital. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A silhouette with recycled pill packs that represents the late Venezuelan Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez, known as the "doctor of the poor, constructed by artist Susan Applewhite, is pictured on a wall in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 24, 2021. Hernandez is set to be beatified by the Catholic church, a step towards sainthood, on April 30th in the Venezuelan capital. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A woman pass close to unfinished mural of Venezuelan popular saint, Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Known as the doctor of the poor, Hernandez is set to be beatified by the Catholic church, a step towards sainthood, on April 30th. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

An image of Venezuelan popular saint, Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez wearing a mask is seen on a wall in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 26, 2021. Known as the doctor of the poor, Hernandez is set to be beatified by the Catholic church, a step towards sainthood, on April 30th. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuelan artist Mervin Marmol puts finishing touches on his painting of late Venezuelan Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez at the street corner where he died in a car accident in 1919 in La Pastora neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 26, 2021. Known as the "doctor of the poor, Hernandez is set to be beatified by the Catholic church, a step towards sainthood, on April 30th. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Monsignor Tulio Ramirez wears a pin of the late Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez during an interview about Hernandez's beatification in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Known as the "doctor of the poor," Hernandez is set to be beatified by the Catholic church, a step towards sainthood, on April 30th. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A mural of Venezuelan popular saint, Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez by Venezuelan artist Miguel Garcia, stands in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 26, 2021. Known as the doctor of the poor, Hernandez is set to be beatified by the Catholic church, a step towards sainthood, on April 30th. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)