36 Facts About Carlo Acutis

Carlo Acutis was a British-born teenager, primarily of Italian ancestry, known for his devotion to the Eucharist, which became a core theme of his life prior to his death from leukaemia at the age of 15 in 2006.

Carlo Acutis was beatified by Pope Francis on 10 October 2020.

Carlo Acutis was born in London, England, on 3 May 1991, to Andrea Acutis and Antonia Salzano, members of wealthy Italian families.

Carlo Acutis's maternal great-grandmother was born in the United States and came from a family of landowners in New York.

Carlo Acutis's baptism took place on 18 May 1991 in the Church of Our Lady of Dolours, Chelsea.

Carlo Acutis's parents worked in London and Germany before he was born, and moved to Milan shortly after, in September 1991.

Carlo Acutis's family owned a boat at Santa Margherita Ligure, near the Basilica of St Margaret of Antiochia.

Carlo Acutis had a tutor who helped him with his homework and followed him to church.

Carlo Acutis owned a PlayStation and enjoyed Halo, Mario, and Pokemon, although he limited himself to just one hour of gaming a week to avoid addiction.

On 16 June 1998, when he was seven years old, Carlo Acutis received his First Communion at the convent of Sant'Ambrogio ad Nemus, Milan.

Carlo Acutis was confirmed five years later on 24 May 2003 at Santa Maria Segreta Church.

Carlo Acutis was confirmed while she was in college and was married in the church, but she did not attend Mass before Acutis was born.

Carlo Acutis testified that her son's faith and his insistent questions brought her back to the faith.

The Carlo Acutis family employed a Brahmin immigrant from Mauritius, Rajesh Mohur, to work in their household.

Mohur's mother, visiting from Mauritius, attended Mass with Mohur and Carlo Acutis, who talked with her at length afterwards, and she too asked to be baptized.

When Carlo Acutis was three years old, his maternal grandfather, Antonio Salzano, died.

Shortly after his death, Carlo Acutis put on his coat while his grandmother was minding him and asked to be taken to church.

When Carlo Acutis displayed an interest in Catholic religious practice, his questions were answered by the family's Polish babysitter.

When Carlo Acutis was 12 years old, he became a catechist in his parish, Santa Maria Segreta.

Carlo Acutis really wanted to progress in loving his parents, God, his classmates, and those who loved him less.

Carlo Acutis wanted to apply himself in his studies to educate himself in his catechism class as well as in school and computer science.

Carlo Acutis showed an interest in the lives of saints, especially Francis of Assisi, Francisco and Jacinta Marto, Dominic Savio, Tarcisius, Bernadette Soubirous, and Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi.

Carlo Acutis is said to have prayed to his guardian angel frequently and exhibited a special devotion to St Michael the Archangel.

Carlo Acutis's schoolmates testified that he was kind, but did not remember him to be publicly devout.

Carlo Acutis created a website dedicated to cataloguing each reported Eucharistic miracle in the world and maintaining a list of the approved Marian apparitions of the Catholic Church.

Carlo Acutis launched the website in 2004 and worked on it for two and a half years, involving his entire family in the project.

On 1 October 2006, Carlo Acutis developed an inflammation of the throat.

Carlo Acutis's parents took him to a doctor who diagnosed parotitis and dehydration, which a second doctor, a family friend, confirmed.

Carlo Acutis was taken to a clinic that specialized in blood diseases and was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukaemia.

Carlo Acutis was rushed to intensive care and put on a respirator.

Carlo Acutis fell into a coma and was taken to the intensive care unit where he underwent a blood-cleansing treatment.

Carlo Acutis died the next day, 12 October 2006, at 6:45pm His parents brought his body home, where people came for four days to pay their last respects.

Carlo Acutis was then named a Servant of God, the first stage on the path towards sainthood.

Scola said Carlo Acutis was not called to be "a movie star, but a star in Heaven" and that Carlo Acutis was "a new treasure in the Ambrosian church".

The formal introduction to the cause occurred on 13 May 2013, and Carlo Acutis became titled a "Servant of God".

Valeria's mother, Lilliana, prayed for the intercession of Carlo Acutis and visited his tomb.