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The Hindu
15-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Who is Marti Cifuentes, Leicester City's new manager?
Leicester City has appointed Spanish coach Marti Cifuentes as its new manager, the former Premier League champion announced on Tuesday. The 43-year-old joins the Foxes on a three-year contract. Cifuentes will be joined by Xavi Calm as his assistant manager. Calm worked alongside him in his previous role at Queens Park Rangers (QPR) in the Championship. He arrives following a spell at QPR, where he took over in October 2023, guiding the London side from the Championship relegation zone to an 18th-place finish with five wins in the final eight games. Prior to moving to England, the Catalonia-born coach worked with Hammarby IF in Sweden, leading it to a Swedish Cup final and European qualification, and with Sandefjord in Norway. Cifuentes succeeds Ruud van Nistelrooy, who parted ways with club last month after the Dutchman failed to prevent Leicester from getting relegated to the Championship. The side finished 18th with 25 points at the end of the 2024-25 season. Related Topics Leicester City
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Pope puts architect Antoni Gaudí on path to sainthood
The Vatican has put Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí on the path to sainthood in recognition of his "heroic virtues". Gaudí - who has been dubbed by some as "God's architect" - is the designer of one of Spain's most famous religious sites and tourist attractions, the unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona. On Monday, the Vatican issued a statement which said Pope Francis had authorised a decree declaring the Catalonia-born architect "venerable". That is an early step on the road to a candidate for sainthood being formally canonised by the Catholic Church. It is the latest development in a decades-long campaign to have Gaudí, who was a devout Catholic, recognised as a saint. The Archbishop of Barcelona, Cardinal Juan Jose Omella, called the news a "joy". "It is a recognition not only of his architectural work but something more important," he said, according to AFP news agency. The cardinal continued: "He is saying you... amid life's difficulties, amid work, amid pain, amid suffering, are destined to be saints." The usual formal process for someone to be declared a saint would next involve beatification, one step short of full sainthood. That is a category reserved for martyrs, those deemed to have lived a life of heroic values and candidates who the Church declares to have a saintly reputation. In the case of Gaudí, who died in 1926 after being hit by a tram while walking to church, the Vatican would likely require proof of a miracle that could be attributed to him post-death in order to proceed with beatification. Gaudí was born in 1852 and many of his best known works continue to attract visitors to Barcelona, where much of his legacy is situated. The Sagrada Familia basilica has been under construction since 1883 and remains unfinished. It has been placed on Unesco's World Heritage list, along with some of Gaudi's other works, and was consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010. Will Gaudi be made a saint?
BBC News
15-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Architect Antoni Gaudí on path to sainthood, Pope confirms
The Vatican has put Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí on the path to sainthood in recognition of his "heroic virtues".Gaudí - who has been dubbed by some as "God's architect" - is the designer of one of Spain's most famous religious sites and tourist attractions, the unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica in Monday, the Vatican issued a statement which said Pope Francis had authorised a decree declaring the Catalonia-born architect "venerable".That is an early step on the road to a candidate for sainthood being formally canonised by the Catholic Church. It is the latest development in a decades-long campaign to have Gaudí, who was a devout Catholic, recognised as a Archbishop of Barcelona, Cardinal Juan Jose Omella, called the news a "joy"."It is a recognition not only of his architectural work but something more important," he said, according to AFP news cardinal continued: "He is saying you... amid life's difficulties, amid work, amid pain, amid suffering, are destined to be saints."The usual formal process for someone to be declared a saint would next involve beatification, one step short of full is a category reserved for martyrs, those deemed to have lived a life of heroic values and candidates who the Church declares to have a saintly reputation. In the case of Gaudí, who died in 1926 after being hit by a tram while walking to church, the Vatican would likely require proof of a miracle that could be attributed to him post-death in order to proceed with was born in 1852 and many of his best known works continue to attract visitors to Barcelona, where much of his legacy is Sagrada Familia basilica has been under construction since 1883 and remains has been placed on Unesco's World Heritage list, along with some of Gaudi's other works, and was consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010.
