Lluís Bonet, rector of Sagrada Família for 25 years, dies at 95

Lluís Bonet i Armengol, rector of Barcelona's Sagrada Família from 1993 to 2018, died on Friday at the age of 95 Source: infobae. Born in 1931, Bonet was a key ecclesiastical figure linked to the temple and a promoter of the beatification cause of architect Antoni Gaudí Source: elconfidencial.

Family and legacy

Bonet was the son of architect Lluís Bonet i Garí, a disciple of Gaudí who continued the temple's construction after the Spanish Civil War Source: lavanguardia. This familial connection deepened his personal and spiritual bond with Gaudí's legacy Source: elconfidencial.

Beatification cause

In 2000, Bonet promoted the opening of the diocesan process for Gaudí's beatification, actively collecting testimonies and documentation about the architect's life and virtues Source: lavanguardia. In November 2010, he witnessed the consecration of the basilica by Pope Benedict XVI Source: lavanguardia.

Pastoral work

Beyond the Sagrada Família, Bonet served for 14 years as parish priest of Sant Cristòfor in Terrassa, where he supported workers' housing rights and cared for the vulnerable Source: lavanguardia. He also held roles as episcopal vicar and helped organize the Pastoral Zone of Terrassa Source: lavanguardia.

Death and remembrance

Bonet donated his body to science, and no funeral will be held; a diocesan and parish celebration is planned for September Source: lavanguardia. He retired canonically in 2018 and was succeeded by Josep Maria Turull Source: lavanguardia.