Antoni Gaudi, Spanish architect who developed Sagrada Family Barcelona, ​​put on the way to Holy God

Anthony GaudiThe designer of the famous Sagrada Familic Barcelona was put on the way to the Holy Studies of the Catholic Church, Vatican announced on Monday.

Gaudi, nicknamed “God's architect“For his stunning work on the development of unfinished Sagrada, Familia was recognized by Pope Francis for his” heroic virtues “and allowed the decree that declared it” dear “, – the Vatican said in a statement.

This confirmation occurs before Beatification, and the next step is the holidays.

Beatification is reserved for three categories of people: martyrs, those who lived the life of heroic values ​​and others with a clear holy reputation.

Candidates should also be counted by miraculous after their death, and at this point they can move to the formation of the saints.

The Catholic Church began in 2003 with a veterinarian Gaudi, a visionary and pious Catalan architect who died in 1926.

Two decades later, in 2023, Cardinal Juan Jose Omela, Archbishop of Barcelona, ​​ordered a group of religious and lay people to press against him.

Gaudi, born in 1852, was a prolific architect, the distinctive style of which was characterized by freedom of shape, color and texture. He practically worked in Barcelona or nearby. Seven properties built by Gaudi, including Parquo Guel, Palassio Guel and Sagrada Familia, named UNESCO World Heritage List.

Gaudi was a pious Catholic and believed that the construction of the church was its amendment with God for the sins of the modern world, “”60 minutes reported. Expected to build basils will be Completed in 2026After more than a century.

Sagrada Familia was consecrated in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI, opening the way to its use as a place of worship.

At the time, Benedict praised “Antoni Gaudi's genius …. (which), inspired by the passion of his Christian faith, managed to turn this church into a praise of God made of stone.”

The signing of the decree was the first official appointment on Francis, as the 88-year-old boy was discharged on March 23 after five weeks at a hospital that struggles with a life-threatening pneumonia.