Faithful are flocking to the historic city of Assisi, Italy, to see the incorrupt body of British teenager Carlo Acutis, just before his upcoming canonization next month.

Acutis, who passed away at the age of 15 in 2006 due to leukemia, will become the first saint of the Catholic Church from the millennial generation, as miracles have been attributed to him after his death.

According to his final wish, Acutis was buried in Assisi, where he has been resting since April 2019 in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore. His body has been covered with a layer of wax, allowing the faithful to see him as he was in life.

The young man, who earned the nickname “God’s Influencer,” has gained worldwide recognition after his passing. According to the Daily Mail, his canonization ceremony will take place during the Jubilee of Youth from April 25 to 27.

A Confirmed Second Miracle

The date was announced following the confirmation of a second miracle attributed to his intercession. In May 2024, the Vatican recognized as miraculous the healing of a woman from Costa Rica who had been severely injured in a bicycle accident in 2022. Her mother had prayed to Acutis, leaving a note at his glass coffin, asking for her daughter’s salvation. That same day, the injured woman began breathing on her own, and ten days later, she was discharged from the ICU after her brain hemorrhage had completely disappeared.

Previously, the Vatican had recognized the healing of a boy from Brazil from a rare pancreatic disease in 2013 as a result of Acutis’ intercession.

A Life Dedicated to Helping Others

Acutis’ mother described her son as a young man who supported classmates in need, defended disabled individuals from bullying, and distributed food to the homeless in the city.

The 15-year-old passed away in Monza, Italy, in 2006, having moved with his family to Milan as a child. In his short life, he became known as the “patron of online communities” because he used the internet to spread his faith. He founded the website “The Eucharistic Miracles of the World,” where he documented incidents of miracles related to the Holy Eucharist.

Acutis will be only the second Briton to be canonized in nearly 50 years, following Cardinal John Henry Newman, who became a saint in 2019.