Content creator Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006, is set to achieve sainthood next April, the BBC reports. Known by the nickname “God’s influencer,” his pending sainthood makes him the first millennial to be canonized (made a saint) by the Catholic church.
The BBC reports that Carlo Acutis is called “the patron saint of the internet” because he would record miracles online and run websites for numerous Catholic organizations. However, the work he is most well-known for is launching a website that aims to document every Eurachiristic miracle.
Miracles are events that the Catholic Church claims occur outside the regular laws of nature and physics. A supernatural or religious cause is often attributed to these phenomena. Eucharistic miracles are miracles that in some way involve the Holy sacraments (the bread and wine from The Last Supper).
The BBC reports that Carlo Acutis’ Eurachristic miracle website had a worldwide impact. It was translated into numerous languages and used to build a global exhibition.
To be considered a saint, a person must perform two miracles. These miracles then need to be investigated, verified, and attributed by the Catholic church.
The outlet added that Acutis, in turn, has had two purported miracles attributed to him by Pope Francis. Firstly, the curing of a Brazillian child with a congenital disease, and secondly, the curing of a university student who had a bleed on the brain.
