Carlo Acutis
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Carlo Acutis was an English-born Italian Catholic 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.
Carlo Acutis was an English-born Italian teenager who combined his passion for computers and programming with his Catholic faith, using digital media to create online resources promoting Catholic devotion, particularly veneration of the Eucharist. He matters because he represents an unusual modern example of someone who integrated advanced technological skills with religious practice during his youth, and his life has attracted significant attention within Catholic communities.
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- Born
- 1991
- Died
- 2006
- Works
- 0
Top works
- Gli appelli della Madonna
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Key facts
- 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 , monstrance , red polo shirt
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Monza
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Italian
- Religion
- Latin Church
- Field of work
- web design
- Official website
- www.carloacutis.com
- Image
- Covent Garden, Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Carlo Acutis memorial.jpg
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- date of death
- 2006-10-12
- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- Commons category
- Carlo Acutis
- date of birth
- 1991-05-03
- feast day
- October 12
- birth name
- Carlo Maria Acutis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Santa Maria Maggiore
- influenced by
- Dominic Savio
- domain of saint or deity
- Internet
- name in native language
- Carlo Acutis
- relative
- Carlo Giuseppe Maria Acutis
- described by source
- Wikitólica
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Encyclopedic overview
Carlo Acutis (3 May 1991 – 12 October 2006) was an English-born Italian Catholic 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.
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