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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherOur Sunday Visitor, Publishing Division
ISBN-10168192935X
ISBN-139781681929354
eBay Product ID (ePID)20050102034
Product Key Features
Book TitleCarlo Acutis : the First Millennial Saint
Number of Pages144 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicChristianity / Saints & Sainthood, Christianity / Catholic, Religious
Publication Year2021
GenreReligion, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorNicola Gori
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight6.4 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisCarlo Acutis, born May 3, 1991, fully embraced the gift of life. Known as a computer whiz, he also liked to play soccer, video games, and the saxophone. He enjoyed watching his favorite police dramas and making short films with his star cast of cats and dogs. He had many friends and enjoyed spending time with them. Yet Carlo was a little "different" at school, in the pizzerias, and on the soccer field. What set Carlo apart was his constant pursuit of holiness. In addition to his fun hobbies, he spent time teaching catechism classes and serving in soup kitchens. Carlo loved to attend daily Mass and frequent Eucharistic adoration. The Word of God and the Eucharist were the center of his life. Carlo's unwavering devotion to the Eucharist inspired him to tell the story of Eucharistic miracles through a website he created just for fun. He wanted to deepen his own knowledge of these phenomena, to strengthen his devotion to Jesus, and to invite others to grow in love for the Eucharist. The website subsequently caught the attention of people across the globe, introducing countless people to Eucharistic miracles. Carlo died from a sudden and violent illness in 2006 at the age of fifteen. In less than a decade, his story spread across Italy and around the world. After Pope Francis declared him venerable in 2018, his beatification was celebrated in Assisi on October 10, 2020. The next step will be canonization, making him the first millennial saint.
I bought this book for my 13 yr old grandson. I had read the book before and thought he would like it. A teenage saint of his time who loved to play soccer and do all the things that young boys like.