Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona's famous Sagrada Familia basilica, has been put on the path to sainthood by the Catholic Church, the Vatican announced Monday. Gaudi, nicknamed "God's ...

AFP Vatican City: The Catholic Church has put Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica nicknamed “God’s architect”, on the path to sainthood, the Vatican said Monday.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has approved the first step towards sainthood for Antoni Gaudi, the modernist architect behind Barcelona's "Sagrada Familia" basilica, the Vatican said on Monday.

Patrick Ward When I first came upon the startling and fanciful works of Antoni Gaudí ... the owner balked. So Gaudi turned the entire edifice into a monumental sculpture. (After decades of ...

A model of Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi's Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is seen next to images of his other work in a Vatican exhibit Dec. 1, 2011. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Pope ...

Antoni Gaudi, the artist behind Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia basilica, could be made a saint after the Pope approved the first step towards canonisation on Monday. Known as “God’s ...