"My client is not in a hurry."
One hundred years ago today, on June 10, 1926, Antoni Gaudí died in Barcelona, three days after being struck by a tram on his way to confession. Because of his simple clothes and unkempt appearance, many mistook him for a beggar and delayed helping him. By the time he was identified, it was too late.
A century later, the man known as "God's architect" is being remembered not only for his genius, but for the faith that inspired it.
Today, Pope Leo XIV will visit the Basilica of the Sagrada Família to bless the newly completed Tower of Jesus Christ, the final and tallest of Gaudí's planned towers. Rising 172.5 meters (566 feet), it makes the Sagrada Família the tallest church in the world.
Gaudí devoted the last years of his life almost entirely to the Sagrada Família, convinced that he was not building a monument to himself but offering a work of praise to God. He famously accepted that he would never see it completed, saying, "My client is not in a hurry."
One hundred years after his death, the basilica remains a testament to a faith capable of imagining eternity—and to a man whose greatest masterpiece was never really about architecture at all.
@AORjesuits But why using Saint Peter's Basilica? And the quote while beautiful, it overlooks the really spiritual and historical meaning of the feast which is Unity.
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@ugcatholics I would love to have a chat with him about his relationship with the Master and ask him to elaborate on it. It must have been very humane, normal and strong; and the gospels give only hints on it.