Architect Antoni Gaudí on path to sainthood, Pope confirms

The Vatican recognized Antoni Gaudí on his “heroic virtue” on the path of the saints.

Gaudí, called the “architect of God,” is a designer of the unfinished Sagrada Familia Basilica of Barcelona, ​​one of the most famous religious sites and tourist attractions in Spain.

On Monday, the Vatican said the Pope Francis has approved an architect from Catalonian, “respectable” declaration.

It is officially officially officially by the Catholic Church.

Gaudí, a devout Catholic, is the latest development in decades of campaigns.

Archbishop Barcelona, ​​Cardinal Juan Jose Omela called the news “joy”.

According to the AFP News Agency, “This is more important not only as well as his construction work.”

Cardinals continued to say.

The general formal process for someone declares as a saint is the next -level beating with a shortage of saints.

It is a category booked for the martyrs, and it is considered to have lived the heroic values ​​and candidates’ lives that the church declared to gain sacred fame.

In the case of Gaudí, who died after being hit by a tank while walking to church in 1926, the Vatican would need evidence of the miracle that could be attributed to him after death.

Gaudí was born in 1852, and many of his best known works continue to attract visitors to Barcelona, ​​where most of his legacy is located.

Sagrada Familia Basilica has been built since 1883 and remains.

It was assigned to UNESCO’s World Heritage List with other works of Gaudi and was dedicated by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010.