Antoni Gaudí’s eccentric holy path: Spain’s famous architect was unlike other would-be saints

On 14 April, the late Pope Francis declared the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí a Venerable Servant of God, recognising his heroic virtues. In doing so, he honoured a mightily talented creative spirit and much revered eccentric. Gaudí, who died a century ago, blended natural imagery and piety with extreme gusto, most unforgettably in the looming,