By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Pope Francis on Monday placed Antoni Gaudí, the Catalan modernist once called “God’s architect” for his work on the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona’s ...

He designed the most famous modernist place of worship and his frequent use of religious imagery has seen him dubbed “God’s architect,” but is Antoni Gaudí ... of art in addressing societal ...

Catholic artists have welcomed an announcement from Pope Francis which is paving the way for the canonisation of the architect Antoni ... Art Institute told The Art Newspaper: “Gaudí lived ...

Antoni Gaudí was the designer of La Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona, Spain (pictured in January 2025) The Vatican has put Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí on the path to sainthood in ...

Antoni Gaudí, the celebrated Catalan long nicknamed “God’s architect” for designing Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, has been put on the path to sainthood by the Vatican. In a statement ...

Pope Francis has elevated Antoni Gaudí to ... For the last 12 years of his life, Gaudí worked exclusively on the Sagrada Familia. His goal was to make “art a hymn of praise to the Lord ...