{"id":19291,"date":"2025-04-14T15:02:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T15:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/antoni-gaudi-spanish-architect-who-designed-barcelonas-sagrada-familia-put-on-the-path-to-sainthood\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T15:02:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T15:02:42","slug":"antoni-gaudi-spanish-architect-who-designed-barcelonas-sagrada-familia-put-on-the-path-to-sainthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/antoni-gaudi-spanish-architect-who-designed-barcelonas-sagrada-familia-put-on-the-path-to-sainthood\/","title":{"rendered":"Antoni Gaudi, Spanish architect who designed Barcelona&#8217;s Sagrada Familia, put on the path to sainthood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/gods-architect-antoni-gaud237s-glorious-vision-05-06-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Antoni Gaudi<\/a><\/span>, the designer of Barcelona&#8217;s famous Sagrada Familia basilica, has been put on the path to sainthood by the Catholic Church, the Vatican announced Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Gaudi, nicknamed &#8220;<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/gods-architect-antoni-gaud237s-glorious-vision-05-06-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">God&#8217;s architect<\/a><\/span>&#8221; for his stunning work designing the unfinished Sagrada Familia, was recognized by Pope Francis for his &#8220;heroic virtues&#8221; and authorized a decree declaring him &#8220;venerable,&#8221; the Vatican said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>This acknowledgment comes before beatification, and the next step after that is sainthood.<\/p>\n<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>\n<p>Candidates must also be credited with a miracle after their death, at which point they can move toward becoming saints.<\/p>\n<p>The Catholic Church began in 2003 to vet Gaudi, a visionary and pious Catalan architect who died in 1926.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/14\/91159184-cd3c-421b-845a-40b9f5c5d554\/thumbnail\/1240x1548\/41b4d99fc82a1d7ef5b5c7838135f92b\/gettyimages-89866244.jpg?v=653dd6912cdd8596c9bfea812c355f95#\" alt=\"Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926) Catalan architect c. 1882 \" height=\"1548\" width=\"1240\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926) Catalan architect c. 1882<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Rue des Archives \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two decades later, in 2023, Cardinal Juan Jose Omella, Archbishop of Barcelona, commissioned a group of religious and lay people to press his cause.<\/p>\n<p>Gaudi, who was born in 1852, was a prolific architect whose distinctive style was characterized by freedom of form, color and texture. He worked almost entirely in or near Barcelona. Seven properties built by Gaudi, including Parque G\u00fcell, Palacio G\u00fcell and the Sagrada Familia are named in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/320\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UNESCO&#8217;s World Heritage List.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gaudi was a devout Catholic and believed the church&#8217;s construction was his way to make amends with God for the sins of the modern world, &#8220;<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/gods-architect-antoni-gaud237s-glorious-vision-05-06-2013\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">60 Minutes&#8221; reported<\/a><\/span>. Construction of the basilica is expected to be\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/sagrada-familia-barcelona-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">completed in 2026<\/a><\/span>, after more than a century.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/14\/7e3f4a4c-f908-40b4-8a4c-111c1a83c919\/thumbnail\/1240x931\/2a01cd27e603438d7d833756ada438fa\/gettyimages-2196067004.jpg?v=653dd6912cdd8596c9bfea812c355f95#\" alt=\"Construction of La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona nearing its end \" height=\"931\" width=\"1240\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A view of La Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona, Spain on January 28, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Umut Can Karahasanoglu\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Sagrada Familia was consecrated in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI, paving the way for its use as a place of worship.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Benedict praised &#8220;the genius of Antoni Gaudi&#8230;. (who), inspired by the ardor of his Christian faith, succeeded in transforming this church into a praise to God made of stone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The signing of the decree was the first official appointment on Francis&#8217;s agenda since the 88-year-old was discharged on March 23 following five weeks in hospital battling life-threatening pneumonia.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/14\/faa62bd7-2642-49ae-b616-7bb2e730afc1\/thumbnail\/1240x825\/b69bf514c592ff7978236d71efe0fc3e\/gettyimages-1206948834.jpg?v=653dd6912cdd8596c9bfea812c355f95#\" alt=\"Barcelona In State Of Emergency For Coronavirus \" height=\"825\" width=\"1240\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Parque Guell in Barcelona, 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