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Carlo Acutis - Wikipedia

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Carlo Acutis (3 May 1991 – 12 October 2006) was an English-born Italian teenager known for his devotion to the Eucharist and his use of digital media to promote Catholic devotion. Born in London and raised in Milan, he developed an early interest in computers and video games, teaching himself programming and web design and assisting his parish and school with digital projects. Active in parish life, he served as a catechist and helped inspire several people to convert to Catholicism. He later created a website documenting Eucharistic miracles and Marian apparitions. He was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukaemia and died at the age of fifteen. Since his death, his relics have been displayed in Assisi and his exhibitions on Eucharistic miracles have travelled worldwide. In 2020, he was beatified by the Catholic Church after the recognition of a proposed 2013 miracle in Brazil attributed to his intercession, while a second miracle in Costa Rica was confirmed in 2024. Acutis is regar

Carlo Acutis - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Italian saint (1991–2006) Saint Carlo Acutis Born ( 1991-05-03 ) 3 May 1991 London , England, United Kingdom Died 12 October 2006 (2006-10-12) (aged 15) Monza , Italy Cause of death Leukaemia Resting place Santa Maria Maggiore, Assisi Venerated in Catholic Church Beatified 10 October 2020, Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi , Assisi, Italy by Agostino Vallini (on behalf of Pope Francis ) Canonized 7 September 2025, Saint Peter's Square , Vatican City by Pope Leo XIV Feast 12 October Attributes Laptop

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