Architect Antoni Gaudí on path to sainthood, Pope confirms
The Spanish architect was a devout Catholic and is best known for Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica.
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Gaudí - who has been dubbed by some as "God's architect" - is the designer of one of Spain's most famous religious sites and tourist attractions, the unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona.
On Monday, the Vatican issued a statement which said Pope Francis had authorised a 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 have Gaudí, who was a devout Catholic, recognised as a saint.
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