Anthony Godi, the Spanish architect, who designed Sarrada Familia in Barcelona, ​​on the way to holiness

Anthony GodiThe Vatican announced on Monday that the famous Sagrada Familia Basilica designer in Barcelona was placed on the road to holiness by the Catholic Church.

Goudi, nickname “God’s engineer“With regard to his amazing work that designs the incomplete Sagrada Familia family, it was recognized by Pope Francis because of his” heroic virtues “and authorized a decree announced by” Muqar “,” the Vatican said in a statement.

This acknowledgment comes before overcoming, and the next step after that is holiness.

The victory was allocated to three categories of people: the martyrs, those who lived a life of heroic values ​​and others with a clear reputation.

Candidates must also be credited with a miracle after their death, and at this stage they can move towards becoming saints.

In 2003, the Catholic Church began to examine Godi, a religious Catalan architect and died in 1926.

Two decades later, in 2023, Cardinal Jose Omela, head of Barcelona’s bishops, assigned a group of religious and population to pressure his case.

Goudi, who was born in 1852, was a prolific engineer who distinguished his distinctive style freely in shape, color and texture. He was almost completely working in Barcelona or near him. Seven real estate designed by Gaudi, including Parque Güell, Palacio Güell and The Sagrada Familia in UNESCO World Heritage List.

Godi was a religious Catholic and believed that building the church was on his way to amendment with God for the sins of the modern world. “60 minutes “I mentioned. It is expected that it will be a building Complete in 2026After more than a century.

Sagrada Familia was devoted in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI, which paves the way for its use as a place of worship.

At that time, Benedict praised “Anthony Godi’s genius …. (from), inspired by his Christian faith, he succeeded in turning this church into praise of God from the stone.”

The signature of the decree was the first official date on the agenda of Francis since the 88 -year -old was unloaded on March 23, five weeks after the hospital fighting life -threatening pneumonia.