The Vatican has Put Spanish Architect Antoni Gaudí on The Path to Sainthood in Recognition of His “Heroic Virtues”.
Gaudí – Who has been dubbed by Some as “God’s Architect” – Is The Designer of One’s Most Famous Famous Religious Sites and Tourist Attractions, The Unfinished Sagrada Family in Basilica in Barcelona.
On Monday, The Vatican Issued Statement What Said Pope Francis Had Authorised Decree Declaring The Catalonia-Born Architect “Venerable”.
That is an Early Step on The Road to A Candidate for Sainthood Being formally Canonised by The Catholic Church.
It is The Latest Development in A Decades-Long Campaign to Gaudí, Who Was a Devout Catholic, Recognised As A Saint.
The Archbishop of Barcelona, Cardinal Juan Jose Omella, Called The News A “Joy”.
“It is a recognition not only the architectural work but something more important,” He Said, According to AFP News Agency.
The Cardinal Continued: “He is Saying You … Amid Life’s Difficulties, Amid Work, Amid Suffering, Are Destined To Be Saints.”
The Usual Formal Process For Someone To Be Declared Next Involve Beatification, One Step Short Of Full Sainthood.
That is a category reserved for Martyr, Those Deemed to Heroic Values And Candidates Who Church Declares to Have A Saintly Reputation.
In the Case of Gaudí, who died in 1926 after a tram while walking to Church, The Vatican Would Likely Require Proof be attributed to Him Post-Death In Order With Proceeding With Proceeding.
Gaudí Was Born in 1852 and Many of His Best Known Works Continue to Barcelona, Where to Legacy Is Situated.
The Sagrada Family Basilica has beginned Construction Since 1883 And Remains Unfinished.
It has been placed on Unesco’s World Heritage List, Along With Some Thanks, and Consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI 2010.
