(ANSA) - ROME, APR 14 - Pope Francis on Monday put the architect of Barcelona's iconic Sagrada Familia cathedral, Antonio Gaudi, on the path to sainthood by recognising his "heroic virtues" and ...

The Catholic Church began in 2003 to vet Gaudi, a visionary and pious Catalan architect who died in 1926. Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926) Catalan architect c. 1882 Rue des Archives / Getty Images ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis has taken the first step toward making Antoni Gaudí, the famed architect of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, a saint. On Monday (April 14), Pope Francis ...

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The Basilica de la Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, designed by architect Antoni Gaudí. Pope Francis on Monday, April 14, 2025, declared Gaudí “Venerable,” bringing him one step closer ...

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has approved the first step towards sainthood for Mr Antoni Gaudi, the modernist architect behind Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica, the Vatican said on April 14.

Gaudi was a pious man who worked for more than 40 years on the Sagrada Familia, the largest unfinished Roman Catholic church in the world, a UNESCO world heritage site, and one Europe's biggest ...

VATICAN—Pope Francis declared Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí “venerable,” bringing the designer of Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia basilica one step closer to sainthood. The Vatican ...

Pope puts ‘God’s architect,’ Antoni Gaudí, on a path to sainthood. Pope Francis declared the Sagrada Familia architect “venerable,” the second step in the beatification process.

VATICAN—Pope Francis declared Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí “venerable,” bringing the designer of Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia basilica one step closer to sainthood. The Vatican ...

The Catholic Church has put Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica, nicknamed "God's architect", on the path to sainthood, the Vatican said Monday.