Art and Faith: La Sagrada Familia Basilica by Antoni Gaudi
"You yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." -1 Peter 2:5 If you ask me what my favorite building in the world is, it won't take me long to answer: it's La Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona Spain. Sagrada Familia (Spanish for "Holy Family") has been under continuous construction for more than 140 years --and it's not done yet! According to legend, the donor who sponsored the church's construction had a dream about a distinct looking red-haired, blue eyed man built the most glorious church building he'd ever seen. The next day, as the donor walked past an architecture firm, he happened to glance in the window and see the exact man from his dream sitting at a desk doing clerical work. Although the young clerk was not a famous or established architect, the donor asked him to design and build Sagrada Familia. The youn...