Saint José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros

Saint

Feast Day

October 26

Born

October 26, 1864

Died

June 1, 1919

Canonized

19 October 2025 by Pope Leo XIV

Beatified

30 April 2021 by Pope Francis

Biography

Saint José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros, known as Saint José Gregorio Hernández, was born on October 26, 1864 in Isnotú, Trujillo, Venezuela. He was the eldest of six children born to Benigno María Hernández Manzaneda and Josefa Antonia Cisneros Mansilla. José was baptized on January 30, 1865, and later confirmed on December 6, 1867.

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