Saint Carlo Acutis
Italian student and amateur computer programmer, known for documenting Eucharistic miracles and approved Marian apparitions worldwide through a website he created before his death from leukemia at age 15. Born in London to an Italian family, he was raised in Milan. From an early age he showed a deep devotion to the Eucharist and the Virgin Mary. He catalogued 136 Eucharistic miracles recognized by the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of the internet, computer programmers, and gamers.
| Celebration | 12 of October Saints of the day |
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| Name |
Carlo is a man's name.
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| Meaning | Free man, de origen Germanic |
| In the world | Carlo Acutis |
| Birth | on May 3, 1991 in Londres in current United kingdom Saints born in United kingdom |
| Death | on October 12, 2006 in Monza in current Italy Saints dead in Italy |
| Process |
Made venerable on July 5, 2018
by pope Francis
Beatified on October 10, 2020
by pope Francis
Canonized on September 7, 2025
by pope Leo XIV
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Source: vaticannews.va
Life of Saint Carlo Acutis (Hagiography)
Carlo Acutis was born on May 3, 1991, in London, United Kingdom, to an Italian family. His parents, Andrea Acutis and Antonia Salzano, were in London for professional reasons. Shortly after his birth, the family returned to Italy and settled in Milan.
From an early age, he showed a deep devotion to the Eucharist and the Virgin Mary. At the age of seven, he received his First Communion at the Ambrosian Monastery of Perego on June 16, 1998. From then on, he attended Mass daily, prayed the Rosary every day, and went to Confession weekly.
Passionate about information technology, he conceived and organized audiovisual material about Eucharistic miracles and Marian apparitions. After two years of research, he created an exhibition documenting 136 Eucharistic miracles recognized by the Catholic Church, which spread across five continents through a website and traveling exhibitions.
He dedicated his free time to visiting the elderly, helping the homeless, and volunteering at soup kitchens. He used to say: "Sadness is looking at yourself. Happiness is looking at God."
In early October 2006, he fell ill with acute myeloid leukemia type M3. He died on October 12, 2006, at San Gerardo Hospital in Monza, Italy, at the age of 15. He was buried in Assisi, as he had expressed in life.
On July 5, 2018, he was declared Venerable by Pope Francis. He was beatified on October 10, 2020, at the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi. Finally, on September 7, 2025, Pope Leo XIV canonized him alongside Pier Giorgio Frassati in Saint Peter's Square.