Who is Carlo Acutis, the first millennial to become a saint from the Catholic Church

The young man known as the “patron saint” will be canonized after Miracle has been recorded in Brazil

The Vatican will hold next Sunday, 7, the canonization of Carlo Acutis, a young Italian known as “internet patrons”. The ceremony is scheduled for 5 in the morning (Brasilia time), in Piazza di San Pietro, and will be chaired by Pope Leo XIV. This will be the first canonization ritual conducted by the Pope, elected in May, after Francis’ death.

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Acutis died on October 12, 2006, at the age of 15, victim of leukemia. Born in London in 1991, it was created in Milan and from an early age it was both its religious fervor and the interest in technology. He developed a website dedicated to the cataloging of miracles and used the Internet as an instrument of evangelization, which earned him the nickname of “influencer of God”.

The canonization process began with the recognition of two miracles attributed to the teenager. The first occurred in 2010, in Campo Grande (SM), when a child with a congenital disease was healed after playing a relic of the young man. The second, recognized last year, led to the recovery of a student from Costa Rica who suffered serious brain injuries after an accident.

The beatification of Acutis took place in October 2020 in Assisi, where their remains today are exhibited in the sanctuary of the despised. The Vatican says that the body was “recomposed”, but did not detailed the procedure.

In addition to Carlo Acutis, Pier Giorgio Frassati, an Italian who died of Poliomielite in 1925 and is also remembered for his help for the needy, will also be canonized on Sunday.

The Vatican has already started the honors: a great image of Acutis has been hung in the Basilica of San Pietro and a commemorative seal will be released in his memory. The Church presents him as a symbol of faith lived in the digital era, able to combine devotion and modernity.

Source: Terra

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