Faithful Catholics are gathering in droves in an ancient Italian city to view the preserved body of a teenager known as “God’s influencer” — before he is canonized as the first millennial saint next month.
Adorers packed the Sanctuary of the Spoliation in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Assisi to pray and catch a glimpse of the encased body of 15-year-old computer wiz Carlo Acutis this week, the Daily Mail reported.
A shop in the medieval town also sold souvenirs and mementos that adorned the young teen’s face, the outlet reported.
Carlo Acutis died on Oct. 12, 2006, of acute leukemia and is slated to become the first millennial saint next month. Getty Images
Acutis, a devout British-born Catholic who created a
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