Antoni Gaudí, the mystic master of Catalan Modernism, has taken an unexpected step—not in architecture, but in ecclesiastical ...

Gaudí, nicknamed "God's architect," was declared "venerable" by Pope Francis this week, putting him one step closer to ...

Pope Francis on Monday signed a decree that recognized the 20th-century visionary’s “heroic virtues” and put him on the path ...

Catholic artists have welcomed an announcement from Pope Francis which is paving the way for the canonisation of the ...

Pope Francis has approved the first step towards sainthood for Antoni Gaudi, the modernist architect behind Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica, the Vatican announced. This decision marks a ...

Rafael Puget, a contemporary of Gaudi’s who knew him well, described the architect as a man with “a morbid, insoluble pride and vanity” who acted “as though architecture itself had begun ...

On 14 April 2025, Pope Francis declared Antoni Gaudí, the visionary behind Barcelona's Sagrada Família, 'Venerable', marking ...

Pope Francis on Monday declared Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí “venerable,” bringing the designer of Barcelona’s iconic ...

Antoni Gaudí was born on June 25, 1852, in a rural area between Reus and Riudoms in Catalonia. From an early age, Gaudí displayed a fascination with nature, which would later become a hallmark of his ...

Pope Francis declared venerable the giant of Catalan Modernisme, who infused motifs from nature and Christianity into his Sagrada Família and other landmarks.