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Article: GOD'S ARCHITECT ; Antoni Gaud, the deeply pious architect whose unfinished cathedral the Sagrada Familia has inspired Catholics for generations, is being considered for sainthood - but his masterpiece may be under threat. Graham Keeley reports from Barcelona ++ The Vatican and the visionary
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 24, 2007
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Deep in the heart of the Vatican, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins
has been mulling a delicate issue for some time; should he give the
nod to Pope Benedict XVI to make Antoni Gaud a saint?
The Portuguese prelate heads the Vatican's Congregation for the
Causes of Saints and decides who should be recommended for
membership of the most exclusive club, sainthood. The Pontiff gets
the final say.
But recommending a person for this honour is not, as one would
imagine, a decision any self-respecting cardinal can take lightly.
Hence he has been considering Gaud's candidature for the past four
years since receiving a petition to beatify the devout architect,
who died under a tram 81 years ago.
A pile ...