Sagradafamilia_1Most readers of this blog may ask: Gaudí who? If I hadn’t visited Barcelona, Spain about 3 years ago I would’ve asked the same question. Anton Gaudí was a famous modernist Spanish architect who created some of that country’s most beautiful buildings, including the church of the Sagrada Familia (Holy Family), the photo at the left. Today while reading Godspy Magazine I discovered that Gaudí was not only a brilliant architect, but also a devout Catholic who is on the path to beatification. It seems that his canonization, while enthusiastically supported by Rome, is less popular in secular Barcelona which is embarassed by the strong faith of its famous architect. Gaudí knew true Beauty, something the Catalonians should learn more about. Here is the article, Gaudi the Blessed by Austen Ivereigh.

Photo to the left was taken by either myself or my brother during our time in Barcelona.