From 550,000 visitors in 2023 to nearly one million in 2024. These are the figures estimated by this sanctuary in Assisi, where the tomb of Carlo Acutis is located. What happened in a year to double the number of visitors? The answer is simple: the Pope announced the canonization of the young millennial.
Acutis was already popular around the world, so given the fact that he was now being declared a saint made visiting this city even more essential. In fact, some locals explained to this outlet that, despite being a place already associated with two other saints\u2014St. Francis and St. Clare\u2014the focus now lies mostly in the figure of Carlo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Visiting his tomb has become a must-stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FR. MARCO GABALLO Many also feel a strong connection to Carlo because they\u2019re from the same era as he is, either the same age he was when he died or from the same generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n GIUSEPPE TRANCHESE What strikes everyone is how a boy of just 15 years could have such a profound impact in such short period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CARLO NOVARA The canonization of Carlo Acutis has caused a surge in visits to Assisi with this young man a new point of reference. His sainthood will undoubtedly continue to boost these numbers. From 550,000 visitors in 2023 to nearly one million in 2024. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":758,"featured_media":80498,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YYwpYpchzGE","video_descarga":"https:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bacutis3assisieng.mp4","international_url":"https:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bacutis3assisiint.mp4","type":"bn","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80501"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/758"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80501"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80525,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80501\/revisions\/80525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Rector, Sanctuary of the Stripping (Assisi)<\/strong>
It does me a lot of good as well\u2014to me, Marco\u2014to see so many people who come, let\u2019s say, with problems and wounds, and here they find the strength to carry on, with the ability to face life\u2019s difficulties with their heads held high. This impresses me a lot and fills me with joy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Italian pilgrim
<\/strong>I\u2019m the same age as Carlo Acutis, so for me it\u2019s very impactful to stop in front of his body, but especially to reflect on his life because in just a few short years he managed to accomplish what many can\u2019t do in an entire lifetime. He didn\u2019t waste a single minute of his time but dedicated it all to the Lord.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Italian pilgrim
<\/strong>A saint is something wonderful, especially because he\u2019s a boy, a young person, and you don\u2019t expect that\u2026 Well, sometimes what adults fail to do, he actually did.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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