On April 14, 2025, just one week before his death, Pope Francis proclaimed Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) a "venerable servant of God," a title with which the Catholic Church recognizes the heroic virtues of men and women, and which constitutes the first step towards sainthood within the long process of beatification and canonization. A historic decision that came after an initiative launched in the 90s by José Manuel Almuzara dedicated to disseminating the figure of the one known as the "architect of God.