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	Elsewhere, Carandell notes that the architect's character was not exactly saint-like to many of those who knew and worked with him: "They thought that Gaudí was egocentric, prideful and bad-tempered."<ref>Ibid.</ref> Rafael Puget, who knew Gaudí well in turn-of-the-century Barcelona, described the architect's "morbid, insoluble pride and vanity”, and claimed he acted “as though architecture itself had begun at the precise moment when he made his appearance on earth.”<ref>Stanley Meisler, “[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/gaudis-gift-65213577/ Gaudí’s Gift]”, ''Smithsonian Magazine'', July 2002, retrieved April 14, 2022.</ref>		Elsewhere, Carandell notes that the architect's character was not exactly saint-like to many of those who knew and worked with him: "They thought that Gaudí was egocentric, prideful and bad-tempered."<ref>Ibid.</ref> Rafael Puget, who knew Gaudí well in turn-of-the-century Barcelona, described the architect's "morbid, insoluble pride and vanity”, and claimed he acted “as though architecture itself had begun at the precise moment when he made his appearance on earth.”<ref>Stanley Meisler, “[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/gaudis-gift-65213577/ Gaudí’s Gift]”, ''Smithsonian Magazine'', July 2002, retrieved April 14, 2022.</ref>

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	The Sagrada Família itself has long been at the center of tussles over which vision of Catalan nationality prevailed. Commissioned in 1881 by conservative philanthropist and bookseller Josep Maria Bocabella, the church was specifically intended to act as counter to the growing leftwing anticlericalism that had been developing in Barcelona since the late 1870s.<ref>Josep-Maria Garcia Fuentes, “[https://www.bworldonline.com/the-sagrada-familia-how-gaudis-masterpiece-became-a-myth-and-a-divisive-political-tool/ The Sagrada Familia: how Gaudí’s masterpiece became a myth and a divisive political tool]”, ''Business World'', January 12, 2022, retrieved April 14, 2022.</ref>		The Sagrada Família itself has long been at the center of tussles over which vision of Catalan nationality prevailed. Commissioned in 1881 by conservative philanthropist and bookseller Josep Maria Bocabella, the church was specifically intended to act as counter to the growing leftwing anticlericalism that had been developing in Barcelona since the late 1870s.<ref>Josep-Maria Garcia Fuentes, “[https://www.bworldonline.com/the-sagrada-familia-how-gaudis-masterpiece-became-a-myth-and-a-divisive-political-tool/ The Sagrada Familia: how Gaudí’s masterpiece became a myth and a divisive political tool]”, ''Business World'', January 12, 2022, retrieved April 14, 2022.</ref>
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	The Sagrada Família survived unscathed, but, perhaps not uncoincidentally, it was in the late summer of 1909, at age 57, that Gaudí resolved to turn his full attention to the Sagrada, taking on only minor other projects from then until his death in 1926.<ref>Benjamin Sutton, “The Tortured 136-Year History of Building Gaudí’s Sagrada Família”.</ref>		The Sagrada Família survived unscathed, but, perhaps not uncoincidentally, it was in the late summer of 1909, at age 57, that Gaudí resolved to turn his full attention to the Sagrada, taking on only minor other projects from then until his death in 1926.<ref>Benjamin Sutton, “The Tortured 136-Year History of Building Gaudí’s Sagrada Família”.</ref>

	~~These~~ political positions boiled over again in the 1930s. Following Franco's military coup in July 1936, anarchist labor unions took control of Barcelona, which unleashed a wave of violence across the city in which many churches were attacked. This time the Sagrada was not spared, and Gaudi's worksop at the church was ransacked and set on fire by members of the Federación Anarquista Ibérica, with the majority of his drawings and models for the project destroyed.<ref>Ibid. The church itself escaped major damage, despite a purported plan to demolish its Nativity Facade. Sutton notes how, In Homage to Catalonia (1938), George Orwell—who famously fought on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War—alluded to the failed dynamiting with some regret: “I went to have a look at the cathedral—a modern cathedral and one of the most hideous buildings in the world,” he wrote. “Unlike most of the churches in Barcelona it was not damaged during the revolution—it was spared because of its ‘artistic value,’ people said. I think the Anarchists showed bad taste in not blowing it up when they had the chance.”</ref>		After Gaudí's death in 1926, these political positions boiled over again in the 1930s. Following Franco's military coup in July 1936, anarchist labor unions took control of Barcelona, which unleashed a wave of violence across the city in which many churches were attacked. This time the Sagrada was not spared, and Gaudi's worksop at the church was ransacked and set on fire by members of the Federación Anarquista Ibérica, with the majority of his drawings and models for the project destroyed.<ref>Ibid. The church itself escaped major damage, despite a purported plan to demolish its Nativity Facade. Sutton notes how, In Homage to Catalonia (1938), George Orwell—who famously fought on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War—alluded to the failed dynamiting with some regret: “I went to have a look at the cathedral—a modern cathedral and one of the most hideous buildings in the world,” he wrote. “Unlike most of the churches in Barcelona it was not damaged during the revolution—it was spared because of its ‘artistic value,’ people said. I think the Anarchists showed bad taste in not blowing it up when they had the chance.”</ref>

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	The events of Tragic Week in Barcelona in August 1909 crystalized some of these tensions. In response to the reintroduction of military conscription to protect Spanish colonial operations in Morocco, violence erupted in the city, and many churches were ~~attacked—the~~ Catholic Church considered part of the same establishment that was justifying conscription.<ref>“[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragic_Week_(Spain) Tragic Week (Spain)]”, Wikipedia.</ref>		The events of Tragic Week in Barcelona in August 1909 crystalized some of these tensions. In response to the reintroduction of military conscription to protect Spanish colonial operations in Morocco, violence erupted in the city, and many churches were attacked (the Catholic Church considered part of the same establishment that was justifying conscription).<ref>“[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragic_Week_(Spain) Tragic Week (Spain)]”, Wikipedia.</ref>

	The Sagrada Família survived unscathed, but, perhaps not uncoincidentally, it was in the late summer of 1909, at age 57, that Gaudí resolved to turn his full attention to the Sagrada, taking on only minor other projects from then until his death in 1926.<ref>Benjamin Sutton, “The Tortured 136-Year History of Building Gaudí’s Sagrada Família”.</ref>		The Sagrada Família survived unscathed, but, perhaps not uncoincidentally, it was in the late summer of 1909, at age 57, that Gaudí resolved to turn his full attention to the Sagrada, taking on only minor other projects from then until his death in 1926.<ref>Benjamin Sutton, “The Tortured 136-Year History of Building Gaudí’s Sagrada Família”.</ref>

	These political positions boiled over again in the 1930s. Following Franco's military coup in July 1936, anarchist labor unions took control of Barcelona, which unleashed a wave of violence across the city in which many churches were attacked. This time the Sagrada was not spared, and Gaudi's worksop at the church was ransacked and set on fire by members of the Federación Anarquista Ibérica, with the majority of his drawings and models for the project destroyed.<ref>Ibid. The church itself escaped major damage, despite a purported plan to demolish its Nativity Facade. Sutton notes how, In Homage to Catalonia (1938), George Orwell—who famously fought on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War—alluded to the failed dynamiting with some regret: “I went to have a look at the cathedral—a modern cathedral and one of the most hideous buildings in the world,” he wrote. “Unlike most of the churches in Barcelona it was not damaged during the revolution—it was spared because of its ‘artistic value,’ people said. I think the Anarchists showed bad taste in not blowing it up when they had the chance.”</ref>		These political positions boiled over again in the 1930s. Following Franco's military coup in July 1936, anarchist labor unions took control of Barcelona, which unleashed a wave of violence across the city in which many churches were attacked. This time the Sagrada was not spared, and Gaudi's worksop at the church was ransacked and set on fire by members of the Federación Anarquista Ibérica, with the majority of his drawings and models for the project destroyed.<ref>Ibid. The church itself escaped major damage, despite a purported plan to demolish its Nativity Facade. Sutton notes how, In Homage to Catalonia (1938), George Orwell—who famously fought on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War—alluded to the failed dynamiting with some regret: “I went to have a look at the cathedral—a modern cathedral and one of the most hideous buildings in the world,” he wrote. “Unlike most of the churches in Barcelona it was not damaged during the revolution—it was spared because of its ‘artistic value,’ people said. I think the Anarchists showed bad taste in not blowing it up when they had the chance.”</ref>

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	In "Park Güell: Gaudí's Utopia", Josep M. Carandell has proposed that the architect, his patron, Eusebi Güell, and their close circle were Freemasons, incorporated a number of Masonic symbols into the construction of Park Güell, and that the park's housing was intended to include homes for members of their lodge. The symbols include anagrams for Masonic terminology, crosses that "have nothing to do with Christian crosses", but bear a greater resemblance to Masonic symbols, and female figures and iconography referring to the figure of the Masonic Sister.<ref>Montse Frisach, “[http://www.gaudiclub.com/ingles/i_links/i_maso.htm Josep M. Carandell discovers signs of Masonic Gaudí at the Park Güell]”, ''Avui'', September 5, 1998. Available at gaudiclub.com. See also: Josep M. Carandell and Pere Vivas, "Park Güell: Gaudí's Utopia", Triangle Postals, S.L., Barcelona, 1998.</ref>		In "Park Güell: Gaudí's Utopia", Josep M. Carandell has proposed that the architect, his patron, Eusebi Güell, and their close circle were Freemasons, incorporated a number of Masonic symbols into the construction of Park Güell, and that the park's housing was intended to include homes for members of their lodge. The symbols include anagrams for Masonic terminology, crosses that "have nothing to do with Christian crosses", but bear a greater resemblance to Masonic symbols, and female figures and iconography referring to the figure of the Masonic Sister.<ref>Montse Frisach, “[http://www.gaudiclub.com/ingles/i_links/i_maso.htm Josep M. Carandell discovers signs of Masonic Gaudí at the Park Güell]”, ''Avui'', September 5, 1998. Available at gaudiclub.com. See also: Josep M. Carandell and Pere Vivas, "Park Güell: Gaudí's Utopia", Triangle Postals, S.L., Barcelona, 1998.</ref>

	Traditionally, Masonry and Catholicism have always been two very incompatible doctrines, so, the author asks, where do these findings fit with Gaudi's supposed piety and candidacy for ~~Beatification~~? The paradox, Carandell suggests, proves that the architect's life and character were much more complex than the image of his pious old age would lead us to believe:		Traditionally, Masonry and Catholicism have always been two very incompatible doctrines, so, the author asks, where do these findings fit with Gaudi's supposed piety and candidacy for beatification? The paradox, Carandell suggests, proves that the architect's life and character were much more complex than the image of his pious old age would lead us to believe:

	"The group that is driving for beatification, with support of the Catalonian bishops, forgets that before being old Gaudí was also young. On the other hand, in the declarations and writings of the architect, which form a total of 300 pages, it is verified that allusions to religion are minimal."<ref>Ibid.</ref>		"The group that is driving for beatification, with support of the Catalonian bishops, forgets that before being old Gaudí was also young. On the other hand, in the declarations and writings of the architect, which form a total of 300 pages, it is verified that allusions to religion are minimal."<ref>Ibid.</ref>

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	Founded by architect José Manuel Almuzara, the Association has sought to gather evidence of Gaudí's saintliness throughout his lifetime, as well as the testimonies of believers who claim to have had prayers answered upon seeking intercession from the architect. The case has been moving slowly through the labyrinthine stages of the Vatican's beatification process as the Association have sought to maintain publicity for their cause, raise funds, and promote private devotion to the architect through the distribution of prayer cards, books, and newsletters.		Founded by architect José Manuel Almuzara, the Association has sought to gather evidence of Gaudí's saintliness throughout his lifetime, as well as the testimonies of believers who claim to have had prayers answered upon seeking intercession from the architect. The case has been moving slowly through the labyrinthine stages of the Vatican's beatification process as the Association have sought to maintain publicity for their cause, raise funds, and promote private devotion to the architect through the distribution of prayer cards, books, and newsletters.

	Though a key part of Barcelona's cosmopolitan Modernisme movement in his early years—and not particularly noted for his piety—Antoni Gaudí gradually become more religious throughout his life, particularly when he took over the role of architect of the Sagrada Família in 1883.<ref>Gaudí was considered a controversial choice as architect for the Sagrada, as he was not an active Catholic at the time. However, one biographer, Josep Maria Tarragona, claims that during the construction of the Joyful Nativity Façade at the church, Gaudí “saw the person of Jesus”, and thereafter grew in piety. See: Fr Matthew Pittam, “[https://catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblogs/2015/10/29/five-controversial-saints-in-the-making/ Five controversial saints in the making]”, ''The Catholic Herald'', October 29, 2015, retrieved April 14, 2022. Other biographers have emphasized Gaudí's role in the forward-looking ''Modernisme'' movement, Josep Pla painting a picture of the architect as a young man, "dressed as a dandy, a lover of fine cuisine and beaming in the Liceu [Barcelona's opera house]". See: Josep Playà Maset, “[http://www.gaudiclub.com/ingles/i_links/i_beat4.asp The Vatican initiates the beatification process for Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí]”, ''La Vanguardia'', March 12, 2000, retrieved April 14, 2022.</ref> Gaudí ultimately became known for his ascetic and frugal lifestyle as the Sagrada project consumed him from 1909 onward; he had a reputation for radical Lenten fasting (to the point of almost starving himself to death), was known to be celibate his entire life, showed selfless concern for his workers and their families, and famously died in a hospital for the poor after being run over by a street tram.<ref>Thomas V. Mirus, “[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-catholic-cultur-29747195/episode/episode-32-antoni-gaudi-patron-30714968/ Antoni Gaudí, Patron Saint of Architects?]”, interview with Gabriela Gonzalez-Cremona, ''The Catholic Culture'' podcast, March 19, 2019, retrieved April 14, 2022.</ref><ref>Jo Fidgen and William Kremer, “[https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32665526 Will Gaudi be made a saint?]”, ''BBC World Service'', May 11, 2015, retrieved April 14, 2022.</ref>		Though a key part of Barcelona's cosmopolitan ''Modernisme'' movement in his early years—and not particularly noted for his piety—Antoni Gaudí gradually become more religious throughout his life, particularly when he took over the role of architect of the Sagrada Família in 1883.<ref>Gaudí was considered a controversial choice as architect for the Sagrada, as he was not an active Catholic at the time. However, one biographer, Josep Maria Tarragona, claims that during the construction of the Joyful Nativity Façade at the church, Gaudí “saw the person of Jesus”, and thereafter grew in piety. See: Fr Matthew Pittam, “[https://catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblogs/2015/10/29/five-controversial-saints-in-the-making/ Five controversial saints in the making]”, ''The Catholic Herald'', October 29, 2015, retrieved April 14, 2022. Other biographers have emphasized Gaudí's role in the forward-looking ''Modernisme'' movement, Josep Pla painting a picture of the architect as a young man, "dressed as a dandy, a lover of fine cuisine and beaming in the Liceu [Barcelona's opera house]". See: Josep Playà Maset, “[http://www.gaudiclub.com/ingles/i_links/i_beat4.asp The Vatican initiates the beatification process for Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí]”, ''La Vanguardia'', March 12, 2000, retrieved April 14, 2022.</ref> Gaudí ultimately became known for his ascetic and frugal lifestyle as the Sagrada project consumed him from 1909 onward; he had a reputation for radical Lenten fasting (to the point of almost starving himself to death), was known to be celibate his entire life, showed selfless concern for his workers and their families, and famously died in a hospital for the poor after being run over by a street tram.<ref>Thomas V. Mirus, “[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-catholic-cultur-29747195/episode/episode-32-antoni-gaudi-patron-30714968/ Antoni Gaudí, Patron Saint of Architects?]”, interview with Gabriela Gonzalez-Cremona, ''The Catholic Culture'' podcast, March 19, 2019, retrieved April 14, 2022.</ref><ref>Jo Fidgen and William Kremer, “[https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32665526 Will Gaudi be made a saint?]”, ''BBC World Service'', May 11, 2015, retrieved April 14, 2022.</ref>

	The architect's channelling of his own faith in the design and construction of the Sagrada Família, in particular, led to him posthumously being labeled "God's Architect"—a designation that has stuck, and been much foregrounded by those campaigning for his beatification.<ref>The designation originated in a book published in 1926, the year of Gaudí's death: "Antoni Gaudí. His life. His work. His Death", which featured articles by 17 authors, including one, "God's Architect", by Mossén Manuel Trens, that pressed the notion of the architect directly channeling his faith in the construction of the Sagrada Familia. See: Juan Manuel González-Cremona, ed., “Towards the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí”, Association pro Beatification of Antoni Gaudí, Barcelona, 2012, 9. Available as an online download [http://www.gaudibeatificatio.com/files/docs/GAUDI-BOOK.pdf here].</ref>		The architect's channelling of his own faith in the design and construction of the Sagrada Família, in particular, led to him posthumously being labeled "God's Architect"—a designation that has stuck, and been much foregrounded by those campaigning for his beatification.<ref>The designation originated in a book published in 1926, the year of Gaudí's death: "Antoni Gaudí. His life. His work. His Death", which featured articles by 17 authors, including one, "God's Architect", by Mossén Manuel Trens, that pressed the notion of the architect directly channeling his faith in the construction of the Sagrada Familia. See: Juan Manuel González-Cremona, ed., “Towards the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí”, Association pro Beatification of Antoni Gaudí, Barcelona, 2012, 9. Available as an online download [http://www.gaudibeatificatio.com/files/docs/GAUDI-BOOK.pdf here].</ref>

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	[[File:Kidney stone 4mm 04.jpg\|thumb\|Kidney stone 4mm 04]]While there is some current debate within the Catholic Church on expanding the definition of what counts as a miracle, the processes of beatification and canonization still prefer evidence of directly attributable medical miracles.<ref>Alissa Walker, “Can Architecture Perform Miracles? The Quest to Make Gaudi a Saint”.</ref><ref>Anthony Faiola, “[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/as-two-more-popes-are-canonized-a-question-emerges-how-miraculous-should-saints-be/2014/04/25/e81f50b1-20e3-4261-8803-91988e4cad01_story.html As two more popes are canonized, a question emerges: How miraculous should saints be?]”, ''Washington Post'', April 25, 2014, retrieved April 14, 2022.</ref>		[[File:Kidney stone 4mm 04.jpg\|thumb\|Kidney stone 4mm]]While there is some current debate within the Catholic Church on expanding the definition of what counts as a miracle, the processes of beatification and canonization still prefer evidence of directly attributable medical miracles.<ref>Alissa Walker, “Can Architecture Perform Miracles? The Quest to Make Gaudi a Saint”.</ref><ref>Anthony Faiola, “[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/as-two-more-popes-are-canonized-a-question-emerges-how-miraculous-should-saints-be/2014/04/25/e81f50b1-20e3-4261-8803-91988e4cad01_story.html As two more popes are canonized, a question emerges: How miraculous should saints be?]”, ''Washington Post'', April 25, 2014, retrieved April 14, 2022.</ref>

	In the case of Gaudí, over 500 reports of answered prayers to the architect have been gathered by the Association from around the world. "There are letters from a man in Chile who says he was cured of cancer, a girl in Switzerland whose lost architecture school project magically reappeared, and—perhaps as a nod to the rock-carved appearance of the Sagrada Familia—testimonials from dozens of believers who passed kidney stones."<ref>Dana Hawkins Simons, “Obsession In Stone”, US News and World Report, June 30 - July 7, 2003. Reprinted in: Juan Manuel González-Cremona, ed., “Towards the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí”, 100.</ref> The fact that no workers have ever died in the construction of the Sagrada Família is often cited as a miracle in itself.<ref>Fr Matthew Pittam, “Five controversial saints in the making”.</ref><ref>Jo Fidgen and William Kremer, “Will Gaudi be made a saint?”.</ref> One correspondent, Maria del Collell Plana of Girona, Spain, whose daughter was undergoing a new treatment for lumbar scoliosis, appealed to Gaudí for intercession, entreating him to become "the architect of my daughter’s spine". Sure enough, her daughter's condition improved to an extent beyond her doctors' best hopes.<ref>Juan Manuel González-Cremona, ed., “Towards the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí”, 71.</ref> Perhaps the strongest case is that of Montserrat Barenys, an artist and former lecturer from Gaudí's birthplace Reus whose sight was restored after praying to the architect when she was diagnosed with a perforated retina.<ref>Giles Tremlett, “New hope in campaign to make Antoni Gaudí a saint”.</ref><ref>Jo Fidgen and William Kremer, “Will Gaudi be made a saint?”.</ref>		In the case of Gaudí, over 500 reports of answered prayers to the architect have been gathered by the Association from around the world. "There are letters from a man in Chile who says he was cured of cancer, a girl in Switzerland whose lost architecture school project magically reappeared, and—perhaps as a nod to the rock-carved appearance of the Sagrada Familia—testimonials from dozens of believers who passed kidney stones."<ref>Dana Hawkins Simons, “Obsession In Stone”, US News and World Report, June 30 - July 7, 2003. Reprinted in: Juan Manuel González-Cremona, ed., “Towards the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí”, 100.</ref> The fact that no workers have ever died in the construction of the Sagrada Família is often cited as a miracle in itself.<ref>Fr Matthew Pittam, “Five controversial saints in the making”.</ref><ref>Jo Fidgen and William Kremer, “Will Gaudi be made a saint?”.</ref> One correspondent, Maria del Collell Plana of Girona, Spain, whose daughter was undergoing a new treatment for lumbar scoliosis, appealed to Gaudí for intercession, entreating him to become "the architect of my daughter’s spine". Sure enough, her daughter's condition improved to an extent beyond her doctors' best hopes.<ref>Juan Manuel González-Cremona, ed., “Towards the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí”, 71.</ref> Perhaps the strongest case is that of Montserrat Barenys, an artist and former lecturer from Gaudí's birthplace Reus whose sight was restored after praying to the architect when she was diagnosed with a perforated retina.<ref>Giles Tremlett, “New hope in campaign to make Antoni Gaudí a saint”.</ref><ref>Jo Fidgen and William Kremer, “Will Gaudi be made a saint?”.</ref>

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	[[File:Barcelona - Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (8).jpg\|thumb\|~~Barcelona -~~ Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família ~~(8)~~]]Since 1992, a movement to put forward Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí as a candidate for Roman Catholic sainthood has been underway, led by The Association for the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí, a lay organization based in Barcelona, Spain.		[[File:Barcelona - Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (8).jpg\|thumb\|Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, Barcelona]]Since 1992, a movement to put forward Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí as a candidate for Roman Catholic sainthood has been underway, led by The Association for the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí, a lay organization based in Barcelona, Spain.

	Founded by architect José Manuel Almuzara, the Association has sought to gather evidence of Gaudí's saintliness throughout his lifetime, as well as the testimonies of believers who claim to have had prayers answered upon seeking intercession from the architect. The case has been moving slowly through the labyrinthine stages of the Vatican's beatification process as the Association have sought to maintain publicity for their cause, raise funds, and promote private devotion to the architect through the distribution of prayer cards, books, and newsletters.		Founded by architect José Manuel Almuzara, the Association has sought to gather evidence of Gaudí's saintliness throughout his lifetime, as well as the testimonies of believers who claim to have had prayers answered upon seeking intercession from the architect. The case has been moving slowly through the labyrinthine stages of the Vatican's beatification process as the Association have sought to maintain publicity for their cause, raise funds, and promote private devotion to the architect through the distribution of prayer cards, books, and newsletters.

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	==The problem of a miracle==		==The problem of a miracle==

	[[File:Kidney stone 01.~~JPG~~\|thumb\|Kidney stone 01]]While there is some current debate within the Catholic Church on expanding the definition of what counts as a miracle, the processes of beatification and canonization still prefer evidence of directly attributable medical miracles.<ref>Alissa Walker, “Can Architecture Perform Miracles? The Quest to Make Gaudi a Saint”.</ref><ref>Anthony Faiola, “[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/as-two-more-popes-are-canonized-a-question-emerges-how-miraculous-should-saints-be/2014/04/25/e81f50b1-20e3-4261-8803-91988e4cad01_story.html As two more popes are canonized, a question emerges: How miraculous should saints be?]”, ''Washington Post'', April 25, 2014, retrieved April 14, 2022.</ref>		[[File:Kidney stone 4mm 04.jpg\|thumb\|Kidney stone 4mm 04]]While there is some current debate within the Catholic Church on expanding the definition of what counts as a miracle, the processes of beatification and canonization still prefer evidence of directly attributable medical miracles.<ref>Alissa Walker, “Can Architecture Perform Miracles? The Quest to Make Gaudi a Saint”.</ref><ref>Anthony Faiola, “[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/as-two-more-popes-are-canonized-a-question-emerges-how-miraculous-should-saints-be/2014/04/25/e81f50b1-20e3-4261-8803-91988e4cad01_story.html As two more popes are canonized, a question emerges: How miraculous should saints be?]”, ''Washington Post'', April 25, 2014, retrieved April 14, 2022.</ref>

	In the case of Gaudí, over 500 reports of answered prayers to the architect have been gathered by the Association from around the world. "There are letters from a man in Chile who says he was cured of cancer, a girl in Switzerland whose lost architecture school project magically reappeared, and—perhaps as a nod to the rock-carved appearance of the Sagrada Familia—testimonials from dozens of believers who passed kidney stones."<ref>Dana Hawkins Simons, “Obsession In Stone”, US News and World Report, June 30 - July 7, 2003. Reprinted in: Juan Manuel González-Cremona, ed., “Towards the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí”, 100.</ref> The fact that no workers have ever died in the construction of the Sagrada Família is often cited as a miracle in itself.<ref>Fr Matthew Pittam, “Five controversial saints in the making”.</ref><ref>Jo Fidgen and William Kremer, “Will Gaudi be made a saint?”.</ref> One correspondent, Maria del Collell Plana of Girona, Spain, whose daughter was undergoing a new treatment for lumbar scoliosis, appealed to Gaudí for intercession, entreating him to become "the architect of my daughter’s spine". Sure enough, her daughter's condition improved to an extent beyond her doctors' best hopes.<ref>Juan Manuel González-Cremona, ed., “Towards the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí”, 71.</ref> Perhaps the strongest case is that of Montserrat Barenys, an artist and former lecturer from Gaudí's birthplace Reus whose sight was restored after praying to the architect when she was diagnosed with a perforated retina.<ref>Giles Tremlett, “New hope in campaign to make Antoni Gaudí a saint”.</ref><ref>Jo Fidgen and William Kremer, “Will Gaudi be made a saint?”.</ref>		In the case of Gaudí, over 500 reports of answered prayers to the architect have been gathered by the Association from around the world. "There are letters from a man in Chile who says he was cured of cancer, a girl in Switzerland whose lost architecture school project magically reappeared, and—perhaps as a nod to the rock-carved appearance of the Sagrada Familia—testimonials from dozens of believers who passed kidney stones."<ref>Dana Hawkins Simons, “Obsession In Stone”, US News and World Report, June 30 - July 7, 2003. Reprinted in: Juan Manuel González-Cremona, ed., “Towards the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí”, 100.</ref> The fact that no workers have ever died in the construction of the Sagrada Família is often cited as a miracle in itself.<ref>Fr Matthew Pittam, “Five controversial saints in the making”.</ref><ref>Jo Fidgen and William Kremer, “Will Gaudi be made a saint?”.</ref> One correspondent, Maria del Collell Plana of Girona, Spain, whose daughter was undergoing a new treatment for lumbar scoliosis, appealed to Gaudí for intercession, entreating him to become "the architect of my daughter’s spine". Sure enough, her daughter's condition improved to an extent beyond her doctors' best hopes.<ref>Juan Manuel González-Cremona, ed., “Towards the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí”, 71.</ref> Perhaps the strongest case is that of Montserrat Barenys, an artist and former lecturer from Gaudí's birthplace Reus whose sight was restored after praying to the architect when she was diagnosed with a perforated retina.<ref>Giles Tremlett, “New hope in campaign to make Antoni Gaudí a saint”.</ref><ref>Jo Fidgen and William Kremer, “Will Gaudi be made a saint?”.</ref>

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	[[File:~~TEMPLE EXPIATORI DE LA SAGRADA FAMÍLIA 24012021~~ (1) 32.jpg\|thumb\|~~TEMPLE EXPIATORI DE LA SAGRADA FAMÍLIA 24012021~~ (1) 32]]Since 1992, a movement to put forward Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí as a candidate for Roman Catholic sainthood has been underway, led by The Association for the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí, a lay organization based in Barcelona, Spain.		[[File:Barcelona - Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (8).jpg\|thumb\|Barcelona - Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (8)]]Since 1992, a movement to put forward Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí as a candidate for Roman Catholic sainthood has been underway, led by The Association for the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí, a lay organization based in Barcelona, Spain.

	Founded by architect José Manuel Almuzara, the Association has sought to gather evidence of Gaudí's saintliness throughout his lifetime, as well as the testimonies of believers who claim to have had prayers answered upon seeking intercession from the architect. The case has been moving slowly through the labyrinthine stages of the Vatican's beatification process as the Association have sought to maintain publicity for their cause, raise funds, and promote private devotion to the architect through the distribution of prayer cards, books, and newsletters.		Founded by architect José Manuel Almuzara, the Association has sought to gather evidence of Gaudí's saintliness throughout his lifetime, as well as the testimonies of believers who claim to have had prayers answered upon seeking intercession from the architect. The case has been moving slowly through the labyrinthine stages of the Vatican's beatification process as the Association have sought to maintain publicity for their cause, raise funds, and promote private devotion to the architect through the distribution of prayer cards, books, and newsletters.

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	[[File:Kidney stone ~~4mm 04~~.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|Kidney stone ~~4mm 04~~]]While there is some current debate within the Catholic Church on expanding the definition of what counts as a miracle, the processes of beatification and canonization still prefer evidence of directly attributable medical miracles.<ref>Alissa Walker, “Can Architecture Perform Miracles? The Quest to Make Gaudi a Saint”.</ref><ref>Anthony Faiola, “[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/as-two-more-popes-are-canonized-a-question-emerges-how-miraculous-should-saints-be/2014/04/25/e81f50b1-20e3-4261-8803-91988e4cad01_story.html As two more popes are canonized, a question emerges: How miraculous should saints be?]”, ''Washington Post'', April 25, 2014, retrieved April 14, 2022.</ref>		[[File:Kidney stone 01.JPG\|thumb\|Kidney stone 01]]While there is some current debate within the Catholic Church on expanding the definition of what counts as a miracle, the processes of beatification and canonization still prefer evidence of directly attributable medical miracles.<ref>Alissa Walker, “Can Architecture Perform Miracles? The Quest to Make Gaudi a Saint”.</ref><ref>Anthony Faiola, “[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/as-two-more-popes-are-canonized-a-question-emerges-how-miraculous-should-saints-be/2014/04/25/e81f50b1-20e3-4261-8803-91988e4cad01_story.html As two more popes are canonized, a question emerges: How miraculous should saints be?]”, ''Washington Post'', April 25, 2014, retrieved April 14, 2022.</ref>

	In the case of Gaudí, over 500 reports of answered prayers to the architect have been gathered by the Association from around the world. "There are letters from a man in Chile who says he was cured of cancer, a girl in Switzerland whose lost architecture school project magically reappeared, and—perhaps as a nod to the rock-carved appearance of the Sagrada Familia—testimonials from dozens of believers who passed kidney stones."<ref>Dana Hawkins Simons, “Obsession In Stone”, US News and World Report, June 30 - July 7, 2003. Reprinted in: Juan Manuel González-Cremona, ed., “Towards the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí”, 100.</ref> The fact that no workers have ever died in the construction of the Sagrada Família is often cited as a miracle in itself.<ref>Fr Matthew Pittam, “Five controversial saints in the making”.</ref><ref>Jo Fidgen and William Kremer, “Will Gaudi be made a saint?”.</ref> One correspondent, Maria del Collell Plana of Girona, Spain, whose daughter was undergoing a new treatment for lumbar scoliosis, appealed to Gaudí for intercession, entreating him to become "the architect of my daughter’s spine". Sure enough, her daughter's condition improved to an extent beyond her doctors' best hopes.<ref>Juan Manuel González-Cremona, ed., “Towards the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí”, 71.</ref> Perhaps the strongest case is that of Montserrat Barenys, an artist and former lecturer from Gaudí's birthplace Reus whose sight was restored after praying to the architect when she was diagnosed with a perforated retina.<ref>Giles Tremlett, “New hope in campaign to make Antoni Gaudí a saint”.</ref><ref>Jo Fidgen and William Kremer, “Will Gaudi be made a saint?”.</ref>		In the case of Gaudí, over 500 reports of answered prayers to the architect have been gathered by the Association from around the world. "There are letters from a man in Chile who says he was cured of cancer, a girl in Switzerland whose lost architecture school project magically reappeared, and—perhaps as a nod to the rock-carved appearance of the Sagrada Familia—testimonials from dozens of believers who passed kidney stones."<ref>Dana Hawkins Simons, “Obsession In Stone”, US News and World Report, June 30 - July 7, 2003. Reprinted in: Juan Manuel González-Cremona, ed., “Towards the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí”, 100.</ref> The fact that no workers have ever died in the construction of the Sagrada Família is often cited as a miracle in itself.<ref>Fr Matthew Pittam, “Five controversial saints in the making”.</ref><ref>Jo Fidgen and William Kremer, “Will Gaudi be made a saint?”.</ref> One correspondent, Maria del Collell Plana of Girona, Spain, whose daughter was undergoing a new treatment for lumbar scoliosis, appealed to Gaudí for intercession, entreating him to become "the architect of my daughter’s spine". Sure enough, her daughter's condition improved to an extent beyond her doctors' best hopes.<ref>Juan Manuel González-Cremona, ed., “Towards the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí”, 71.</ref> Perhaps the strongest case is that of Montserrat Barenys, an artist and former lecturer from Gaudí's birthplace Reus whose sight was restored after praying to the architect when she was diagnosed with a perforated retina.<ref>Giles Tremlett, “New hope in campaign to make Antoni Gaudí a saint”.</ref><ref>Jo Fidgen and William Kremer, “Will Gaudi be made a saint?”.</ref>

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	While there is some current debate within the Catholic Church on expanding the definition of what counts as a miracle, the processes of beatification and canonization still prefer evidence of directly attributable medical miracles.<ref>Alissa Walker, “Can Architecture Perform Miracles? The Quest to Make Gaudi a Saint”.</ref><ref>Anthony Faiola, “[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/as-two-more-popes-are-canonized-a-question-emerges-how-miraculous-should-saints-be/2014/04/25/e81f50b1-20e3-4261-8803-91988e4cad01_story.html As two more popes are canonized, a question emerges: How miraculous should saints be?]”, ''Washington Post'', April 25, 2014, retrieved April 14, 2022.</ref>		[[File:Kidney stone 4mm 04.jpg\|thumb\|Kidney stone 4mm 04]]While there is some current debate within the Catholic Church on expanding the definition of what counts as a miracle, the processes of beatification and canonization still prefer evidence of directly attributable medical miracles.<ref>Alissa Walker, “Can Architecture Perform Miracles? The Quest to Make Gaudi a Saint”.</ref><ref>Anthony Faiola, “[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/as-two-more-popes-are-canonized-a-question-emerges-how-miraculous-should-saints-be/2014/04/25/e81f50b1-20e3-4261-8803-91988e4cad01_story.html As two more popes are canonized, a question emerges: How miraculous should saints be?]”, ''Washington Post'', April 25, 2014, retrieved April 14, 2022.</ref>

	In the case of Gaudí, over 500 reports of answered prayers to the architect have been gathered by the Association from around the world. "There are letters from a man in Chile who says he was cured of cancer, a girl in Switzerland whose lost architecture school project magically reappeared, and—perhaps as a nod to the rock-carved appearance of the Sagrada Familia—testimonials from dozens of believers who passed kidney stones."<ref>Dana Hawkins Simons, “Obsession In Stone”, US News and World Report, June 30 - July 7, 2003. Reprinted in: Juan Manuel González-Cremona, ed., “Towards the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí”, 100.</ref> The fact that no workers have ever died in the construction of the Sagrada Família is often cited as a miracle in itself.<ref>Fr Matthew Pittam, “Five controversial saints in the making”.</ref><ref>Jo Fidgen and William Kremer, “Will Gaudi be made a saint?”.</ref> One correspondent, Maria del Collell Plana of Girona, Spain, whose daughter was undergoing a new treatment for lumbar scoliosis, appealed to Gaudí for intercession, entreating him to become "the architect of my daughter’s spine". Sure enough, her daughter's condition improved to an extent beyond her doctors' best hopes.<ref>Juan Manuel González-Cremona, ed., “Towards the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí”, 71.</ref> Perhaps the strongest case is that of Montserrat Barenys, an artist and former lecturer from Gaudí's birthplace Reus whose sight was restored after praying to the architect when she was diagnosed with a perforated retina.<ref>Giles Tremlett, “New hope in campaign to make Antoni Gaudí a saint”.</ref><ref>Jo Fidgen and William Kremer, “Will Gaudi be made a saint?”.</ref>		In the case of Gaudí, over 500 reports of answered prayers to the architect have been gathered by the Association from around the world. "There are letters from a man in Chile who says he was cured of cancer, a girl in Switzerland whose lost architecture school project magically reappeared, and—perhaps as a nod to the rock-carved appearance of the Sagrada Familia—testimonials from dozens of believers who passed kidney stones."<ref>Dana Hawkins Simons, “Obsession In Stone”, US News and World Report, June 30 - July 7, 2003. Reprinted in: Juan Manuel González-Cremona, ed., “Towards the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí”, 100.</ref> The fact that no workers have ever died in the construction of the Sagrada Família is often cited as a miracle in itself.<ref>Fr Matthew Pittam, “Five controversial saints in the making”.</ref><ref>Jo Fidgen and William Kremer, “Will Gaudi be made a saint?”.</ref> One correspondent, Maria del Collell Plana of Girona, Spain, whose daughter was undergoing a new treatment for lumbar scoliosis, appealed to Gaudí for intercession, entreating him to become "the architect of my daughter’s spine". Sure enough, her daughter's condition improved to an extent beyond her doctors' best hopes.<ref>Juan Manuel González-Cremona, ed., “Towards the Beatification of Antoni Gaudí”, 71.</ref> Perhaps the strongest case is that of Montserrat Barenys, an artist and former lecturer from Gaudí's birthplace Reus whose sight was restored after praying to the architect when she was diagnosed with a perforated retina.<ref>Giles Tremlett, “New hope in campaign to make Antoni Gaudí a saint”.</ref><ref>Jo Fidgen and William Kremer, “Will Gaudi be made a saint?”.</ref>