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Basílica de la Sagrada Família

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1744692570961481024084_1048535073983214_7431175550986495182_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Photo from the Basílica de la Sagrada Família&#x27;s Facebook page</em></span></span></span></div><p>VATICAN CITY, Holy See — The Catholic Church has put Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona&#x27;s Sagrada Familia basilica nicknamed &quot;God&#x27;s architect&quot;, on the path to sainthood, the Vatican said on Monday.</p><p>Pope Francis recognized the Catalan architect&#x27;s &quot;heroic virtues&quot; and authorized a decree declaring him &quot;venerable&quot;, the Vatican said in a statement.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/12/14/21/unang-bituin-ng-sagrada-familia-basilica-sa-barcelona-pinailawan-na">Unang bituin ng Sagrada Familia Basilica sa Barcelona, pinailawan na</a></div><p>This acknowledgement comes before beatification, and the next step after that is sainthood.</p><p>&quot;It was a joy to receive the news... it is a recognition not only of his architectural work but something more important,&quot; said the Archbishop of Barcelona, Cardinal Juan Jose Omella.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBasilicadelaSagradaFamilia%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02h9FPpEpbn4bEFtS9w1vWgKAx5DQbo3GivDrnkYTY8m95bjhE1darZyxTsGP8NDpBl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="706" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>&quot;Gaudi has left a testimony for us all... he is saying you... amid life&#x27;s difficulties, amid work, amid pain, amid suffering, are destined to be saints,&quot; Omella added.</p><p>Beatification is reserved for three categories of people: martyrs, those who have lived a life of heroic values and others with a clear saintly reputation.</p><p>Candidates must also be credited with a miracle after their death, at which point they can move towards becoming saints.</p><p>The Church began in 2003 to vet Gaudi, a visionary and pious architect who died in 1926.</p><p>Two decades later, in 2023, Cardinal Omella commissioned a group of religious and lay people to press his cause.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/living/tips/designer-visita-iglesia/32797">8 Designers Talk About The Most Beautiful Churches They Have Visited</a></div><p>Gaudi designed the unfinished monumental Basilica of the Sagrada Familia, which was consecrated in 2010 by pope Benedict XVI, paving the way for its use as a place of worship.</p><p>At the time, Benedict praised &quot;the genius of Antoni Gaudi... (who), inspired by the ardor of his Christian faith, succeeded in transforming this church into a praise to God made of stone&quot;.</p><p>The signing of the decree was the first official appointment on Francis&#x27;s agenda since the 88-year-old was discharged on March 23 following five weeks in hospital battling life-threatening pneumonia.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO&quot; </strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E3plHEFD6EU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Pope Francis recognized the Catalan architect's "heroic virtues" and authorized a decree declaring him "venerable", the Vatican said in a statement.</p>

Pope Francis recognized the Catalan architect's "heroic virtues" and authorized a decree declaring him "venerable", the Vatican said in a statement.

Pope paves way for 'God's architect' Gaudi's sainthood

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Pope paves way for 'God's architect' Gaudi's sainthood

Agence France-Presse

Published April 15, 2025 12:52 PM PHT

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Updated April 15, 2025 11:14 PM PHT

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