London-born Italian teenage computer whiz Carlo Acutis was canonised on Sunday by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn ceremony in St Peter’s Square, becoming the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, reported The Guardian.

Acutis died of acute promyelocytic leukaemia (M3) in 2006 at the age of 15 in San Gerardo hospital in Italy’s Monza. His canonisation, originally scheduled in late April, was postponed following the death of Pope Francis.

His body is preserved in wax in a glass tomb at the Sanctuary of Spogliazione in Italy’s Assisi. Although his remains were found to be “integral,” meaning all organs were present, the Catholic Church does not consider them incorrupt.

Here’s what is going to happen to Carlo Acutis’ body:

According to a report by the Daily Mail, Carlo Acutis’ face and hands are preserved with wax and a silicone mask. His heart has been kept in a golden reliquary at the nearby cathedral of San Rufino.

The report added that relics, including his hair, clothing, and parts of his organs, have been sent to churches and schools globally.

Also, parts of Acutis’ physical remains, such as his pericardium, hair, clothing, and hospital sheet, have been sent to other places, such as the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust in the UK, the Columbia Newman Center in the US, and parishes in Brazil and elsewhere.

Online stores, such as Etsy, have listed religious items and relics associated with Carlo Acutis, with prices ranging from £90 ( ₹10,762) to almost £2,000 ( ₹2,39,145), reported The Daily Mail.

About Carlo Acutis:

Carlo Acutis was born in London in 1991 to Italian parents and grew up in Milan, in the north of Italy. He taught himself basic coding and used it to document miracles and other elements of the Catholic faith online, earning the nickname “God’s influencer.”

He was known for his first miracle, where he healed a Brazilian child suffering from a rare pancreatic malformation. His second miracle was the recovery of a Costa Rican student who was seriously injured in an accident. He was beatified by John Paul II in 1990 and Pope Francis in 2020.

After his death on October 10, 20026, Acutis was initially buried in the Ternengo town cemetery in the Italian region of Piedmont. However, in January 2007, he was transferred to the cemetery in Assisi.