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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. He still must ...
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As His 143-Year-Old Church Nears Completion, Architect Antoni Gaudí Is Placed on the Path to Sainthood
The Sagrada Familia has faced the Spanish Civil War, fires, the COVID-19 pandemic and periods of economic growth and downturn. The ambitious church, situated in the Eixample district of Barcelona, is ...
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Pope Francis puts Antoni Gaudí, architect of Sagrada Família, on path to canonization
Jordi Faulí I Oller is currently the head architect of the basilica, the seventh to hold the position. Several architects who ...
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Antoni Gaudi, Spanish architect who designed Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, put on the path to sainthood
Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona's famous Sagrada Familia basilica, has been put on the path to sainthood by the Catholic Church, the Vatican announced Monday. Gaudi, nicknamed "God's ...
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Antoni Gaudí Was a Venerated Architect. Now He May Become a Saint.
By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Pope Francis on Monday placed Antoni Gaudí ... and began taking on larger commissions.” The Gaudi Foundation notes that his association with the ...