Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Spain, during which he will inaugurate the Tower of Jesus at Barcelona’s famous Sagrada Familia, an expert in Venerable Antoni Gaudí’s work says the architect’s genius was driven by his faith in God. Source: Crux.
Speaking to Crux Now, José Manuel Almuzara, who is also an architect and has been president of the Association for the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí since 1992, explained how integral Gaudí’s faith was to his work.
“Gaudí considered himself a collaborator in God’s creation,” Mr Almuzara said.
“He placed all his gifts at the service of God and of his clients, working collaboratively to bring out the best in each person, with humility, mercy, and sacrifice, and through religious practices that helped him win the battles of life – prayer, daily communion, the rosary, etc.”
The pope will inaugurate the Tower of Jesus on June 10, which Mr Almuzara called a “significant event”.
“The visit of Pope Leo XIV for the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ is the culmination of the tallest tower of the expiatory temple of the Sagrada Família, and the most symbolically charged one,” he said.
Alongside inaugurating the tower, the Pope will also celebrate a Solemn Mass on what will be the hundredth anniversary of Gaudí’s death.
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Ahead of Pope Leo’s trip to Spain, Gaudí expert says: Famous architect saw himself in ‘collaboration’ with God (By Fionn Shiner, Crux)
