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Known to many as "God's influencer," Carlo Acutis will become the first millennial to attain sainthood in the Catholic Church on Sunday, Sept. 7

Acutis died in 2006 at the age of 15 after being diagnosed with leukemia

Ahead of his canonization at the Vatican, Carlo's mother, Antonia Salzano Acutis, has revealed the family's "saintly roots," according to U.K. newspaper The Times

The late Carlo Acutis, known as "God's influencer,” will be canonized this Sunday.

PEOPLE previously reported that Acutis will become the first millennial saint when he is canonized following his death from leukemia at the age of on Oct. 12, 2006 in Monza, Italy.

Ahead of the ceremony at the Vatican on Sept. 7, Acutis' mother, Antonia Salzano Acutis, has revealed that her son comes from a line o

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