Almuzara Brings Gaudí’s Spiritual Legacy to Peru on RPP Noticias

“It is impossible to understand Gaudí without his faith: he possessed exceptional gifts that he placed at the service of God”

During his stay in Peru, José Manuel Almuzara spoke with RPP Noticias about the spiritual dimension of Antoni Gaudí on the centenary of his death, his progress toward the altars, and the projects that bind the architect to the Americas.

José Manuel Almuzara, a Catholic architect and Gaudí expert who champions his beatification, was interviewed by RPP Noticias during his stay in Peru. The conversation, broadcast on the programme ADN under the title «The Spiritual Legacy of Antoni Gaudí», was also shared on the Peruvian group's YouTube channel in early July 2026. RPP Noticias is one of the country's leading radio and television groups, which ensured the piece reached a wide audience throughout Peru. In it, Almuzara traced the life, work, and profound faith of the brilliant Catalan architect.

The heart of the conversation was Gaudí's spiritual dimension, inseparable from his creative genius. Almuzara stressed that the architect's Catholic faith was not an addition to his work, but its root and its driving force. For the promoter of the cause, his entire body of work can only be understood in the light of that religious devotion. With this as his key, he introduced the Peruvian public to the man the Church now venerates.

“Gaudí considered himself an instrument in God's creation, placing his gifts at the service of the Creator and of humankind”

The interview coincided with the centenary of Gaudí's death, which occurred in 1926, an anniversary that in 2026 renews worldwide interest in his figure. Almuzara also recalled the progress of his path toward the altars: the Church declared him Venerable in 2025, and the Vatican is studying a possible miracle attributed to his intercession. This process brings the architect closer to the beatification that Almuzara has been advancing for years. In his words, Gaudí's life exemplifies holiness attained through everyday work.

Almuzara also presented his book «Gaudí, el arquitecto del alma» (Gaudí, the Architect of the Soul), in which he gathers the keys to that spirituality made stone. A good part of the conversation was devoted to the projects that bind Gaudí to Latin America: the shrine of the Virgin of Vidawasi, in the Sacred Valley of Cusco, and the chapel of Rancagua, in Chile. These initiatives seek to carry the Catalan architect's inspiration to Peruvian and Chilean lands. For the Vidawasi shrine, Almuzara aspires to a dialogue between Gaudí's legacy and the ancestral Andean culture.

“The idea is to collaborate with the architects, engineers, and artists here so that Gaudí is present too, taking into account above all the Inca heritage”

With this interview, Gaudí's legacy found a new resonance in Peru, a country of deep Catholic roots. Almuzara showed how the architect's example transcends borders and continues to inspire faith and art a century after his death. His message united memory, hope, and collaboration between continents. The visit reaffirms his commitment to bringing to the world the figure of a believer who made his craft a prayer.