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Doctor José
Gregorio
Hernández is recognized
throughout Latin America
as one of the "modern-day
saints" worshipped by
many Catholics. You can
find him in local Mexican
yerberia stores within the
US. He was born October
26, 1864, in Isnotú
(State of Trujillo) 500km
outside of Caracas,
Venezuela. A graduate
doctor of medicine in
Caracas, he completed
his extensive studies
in Europe.
