Saint Carlo Acutis

Carlo Acutis was born on May 3, 1991, in London and grew up in Milan, Italy. A cheerful teenager who loved soccer, video games, and his friends, Carlo had a remarkable gift for computers — and he gave that gift to God, building a website that shared the Church’s Eucharistic miracles with the whole world. He attended Mass every day and called the Eucharist his “highway to heaven.” When leukemia took his life in 2006, at just fifteen, Carlo offered his sufferings for the Pope and the Church. Canonized by Pope Leo XIV in 2025 as the first millennial saint, he now draws young pilgrims from every nation to his tomb in Assisi.

Saint Carlo Acutis teaches us that holiness is found in everyday life — and no one is too young to be a saint.

Feast Day: October 12 | First Millennial Saint

Read more about Saint Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint, and why young people everywhere are drawn to him →

WHAT MAKES HIM SPECIAL

This statue is hand-designed by Little Drops of Water and hand-painted in fine resin. He is shown as his generation knew him — in a track jacket, jeans, and sneakers, backpack at his shoulder — the first millennial saint. Sized to fit on a nightstand, a bookshelf, a desk at work, or the quiet corner of a home altar.

Every Miniature Saint Statue from Little Drops of Water is finished by hand, which means each piece carries small variations in shading and brushwork — the mark of real craftsmanship, not mass production.

A REFLECTION

Carlo Acutis loved soccer and video games and was, by every account, an ordinary teenager — who became a saint by giving his ordinary days to God. He called the Eucharist his “highway to heaven.” To keep him near brings a saint of our own time close, a reminder that holiness isn’t reserved for long ago or far away — it begins in everyday life, at any age.

PERFECT FOR THE FAMILIES

A keepsake gift for:

• A child’s First Communion or Confirmation
• A keepsake marking his canonization as the first millennial saint
• A tween or teen, or a young person who loves computers and gaming
• The feast of Saint Carlo Acutis (October 12)
• Christmas or a youth-group or confirmation-class gift

Where it belongs

It is at home wherever a family prays — on a bedside table, a bookshelf, a desk at work, or the corner of a home altar. Many families pair it with the matching soft plush from our Catholic Plush Dolls collection, and with the free Saint Carlo Acutis coloring page included with every order.

Browse the full Miniature Saint Statues collection to find it among the saints and devotions hand-painted for the home.

Designed by Little Drops of Water® — leading the young to the Eucharist.