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Herald Malaysia
09-05-2025
- General
- Herald Malaysia
World's oldest person, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, dies at 116
Sr Inah Canabarro Lucas, the oldest person in the world, died Wednesday in Porto Alegre, Brazil, at the age of 116. May 09, 2025 Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas lived to 116. | Credit: Nathália Queiroz/ACI Digital By Natalia ZimbrãoSr Inah Canabarro Lucas, the oldest person in the world, died Wednesday in Porto Alegre, Brazil, at the age of 116. Born on June 8, 1908, the Teresian nun was the oldest person in the world, according to LongeviQuest, a group of researchers that studies centenarians. She lived in Porto Alegre, in the Santo Enrique de Ossó Shelter, located next to the provincial house of the Teresian Sisters of Brazil, a community she joined in 1927 at age 19. In a March 2024 interview with ACI Digital, CNA's Portuguese-language news partner, she mentioned that one of the secrets to her longevity was praying every day for all the people of the world. Originally from São Francisco de Assis in Rio Grande do Sul state, Inah was the great-niece of Gen. David Canabarro, one of the main leaders of the Farroupilha Revolution (1835–1845) that took place in the same state. She studied at a convent school and at age 19 entered the novitiate with the Teresian Sisters in Montevideo, Uruguay. Over the course of more than a century, she experienced numerous changes in the world and in the Church. The nun lived through two world wars and 10 popes. The year she was born, St Pius X was pope. As a teaching sister, Inah taught Portuguese, mathematics, science, history, art, and religion in Teresian schools in Rio de Janeiro, Itaqui, and Santana do Livramento, a city where she is much loved because it was where she spent most of her life. A notable achievement in her life was the creation of the Santa Teresa School marching band in Santana do Livramento. The band featured 115 musical instruments and performed in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. She also collaborated in the creation of the renowned Pomoli High School marching band in Rivera, Uruguay, sister city of Santana do Livramento. With her death, the world's oldest person, according to LongeviQuest, becomes Englishwoman Ethel Caterham, who is 115 years old, born on Aug 21, 1909. --CNA
New York Times
02-05-2025
- General
- New York Times
Brazilian Nun Who Was World's Oldest Person Dies at 116
Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, a soccer-loving nun from Brazil who was believed to be the oldest person in the world and whose longevity had been celebrated by Pope Francis, died on Wednesday, her religious congregation, the Irmãs Teresianas Brasil, said. She was 116 years old and would have turned 117 in a few more weeks, according to the Irmãs Teresianas, which translates to 'Teresian Sisters.' She had been living at a retirement home in the city of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil. In a social media post, her congregation gave thanks for her life of service and dedication, and asked the Lord to 'welcome her into his infinite love.' Irmãs Teresianas did not give a cause of death, but her family told the Brazilian television station RBS TV that she had died of old age. While her sight and hearing diminished toward the end of her life, she avoided surgery until a cataract procedure when she was 106, Sister Rita Fernandes Barbosa, the congregation's provincial coordinator, told the station earlier this year. In January, Guinness World Records declared Sister Inah the world's oldest living person after the death of Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was born before the start of World War I and the sinking of the Titanic. She was also 116. In the year Sister Inah was born, the Model T was introduced by Henry Ford. Insulin had not yet been discovered, and the world's first demonstration of a television was still several years away. Sister Inah's exact birthday has been a source of debate and confusion. A registry had listed it as June 8, 1908, the date recognized by Guinness World Records and LongeviQuest, which keeps a database of supercentenarians, people who are 110 or older. But her family and friends have said that Sister Inah was born on May 27, 1908, in São Francisco de Assis in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. They said that her parents had traveled a great distance and several days to register her birth. As a child, she was so thin that her parents feared that she would not survive, her nephew, Cleber Canabarro, who is in his 80s, told The Associated Press in January. Her great-grandfather was a well-known general who had taken up arms during the turbulent period after Brazil declared independence from Portugal in the 19th century, The A.P. reported. As a teenager, Sister Inah followed her spiritual calling and then took her vows as a nun in Uruguay before returning to Brazil to teach Portuguese and math. When Sister Inah turned 110, she received an apostolic blessing from Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at 88. She was believed to have been the second oldest nun after Sister André, a French nun who lived through two world wars and the 1918 influenza pandemic and survived Covid-19. She died at 118 in 2023. Sister Inah's faith and health were not her only enduring distinctions. She was also known for her allegiance to the soccer team Sport Club Internacional in Porto Alegre, known as Inter, which was founded in 1909, the year after her birth. For her milestone birthdays, she regularly donned team patches and scarves and was presented with jerseys. The team paid tribute to her on social media. With Sister Inah's death, LongeviQuest recognized Ethel Caterham, a British woman from Surrey, England, as the oldest person in the world. So how did Sister Inah reach 116? Her Catholic faith, she told The A.P. 'I'm young, pretty and friendly,' she said, 'all very good, positive qualities that you have, too.'
Time of India
02-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
World's OLDEST Person Dies At 116; 115-Year-Old Now Holds Title
The world bids farewell to Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, the beloved Brazilian nun who, at 116 years old, held the title of the world's oldest living person. Revered not only for her age but also for her lifelong service and spiritual wisdom, Sister Inah passed away peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of grace, resilience and faith. Attention now turns to the next in line, a 115-year-old woman who steps into the spotlight as the new world's oldest living person. WATCH. Read More
BBC News
01-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Football-loving Brazilian nun, world's oldest person, dies at 116
Reuters The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, has died at the age of 116. Born on 8 June 1908 in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, Inah Canabarro Lucas became a Catholic nun in her early 20s. Her family said she always celebrated her birthday with a cake in the shape of the stadium of her beloved Sport Club Internacional - Porto Alegre's football team. Sister Inah, who was blessed by Pope Francis in 2018, put her longevity down to her faith, saying that "he [God] is the secret to life". The title of the oldest living person will now pass to 115-year-old Ethel Caterham from Surrey in England. Sister Inah's nephew said the 116-year-old had not had any illness but her body "had gradually stopped" working. She died in the city of Porto Alegre at a home belonging to the Teresian Sisters, the religious community she was part of. A keen football fan, she had celebrated her 116th birthday wearing the scarf of her favourite team. She also owned several Internacional shirts and even had a collection of pillows adorned with the team's logo, according to media reports. Sport Club Internacional posted a message of condolence on X, saying it had learned "with enormous sadness of her passing" and celebrated her life, which it said was based on kindness, faith and love of the football club. Sister Rita Fernandes Barbosa, a co-ordinator at the religious home where Sister Inah lived, told RBS TV that the 116-year-old had enjoyed good health for most of her life. Sister Rita said the nun had not had any surgeries until she underwent a cataract operation aged 106. Her family said that she could not hear or see very well towards the end of her life but that she enjoyed sticking to a routine. "She liked to get up, eat, and pray and sleep at the same time each day," her relatives told Brazilian TV. A fellow Teresian nun said that Sister Inah "never complained". "She is very grateful, and good-humoured," Sister Terezinha Aragon told Brazilian TV in January, when Sister Inah became the world's oldest person after the death of the previous holder of the title, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka at the age of 116. Born on 8 June 1908, Sister Inah had a religious vocation from early on in her life, joining a religious boarding school at the age of 16. She lived in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, for some time before taking her vows but returned to Brazil in 1930, where she taught Portuguese and maths at a school in Rio. Sister Rita put the 116-year-old's longevity down to discipline. "Discipline in her work and in her life, she always worked a lot and was always very sociable and welcoming." Brazil
BBC News
01-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
World's oldest person: Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas dies at 116
The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, has died at the age of 116. Born on 8 June 1908 in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, Inah Canabarro Lucas became a Catholic nun in her early family said she always celebrated her birthday with a cake in the shape of the stadium of her beloved Sport Club Internacional - Porto Alegre's football Inah, who was blessed by Pope Francis in 2018, put her longevity down to her faith, saying that "he [God] is the secret to life". The title of the oldest living person will now pass to 115-year-old Ethel Caterham from Surrey in England. Sister Inah's nephew said the 116-year-old had not had any illness but her body "had gradually stopped" working. She died in the city of Porto Alegre at a home belonging to the Teresian Sisters, the religious community she was part of.A keen football fan, she had celebrated her 116th birthday wearing the scarf of her favourite also owned several Internacional shirts and even had a collection of pillows adorned with the team's logo, according to media Club Internacional posted a message of condolence on X, saying it had learned "with enormous sadness of her passing" and celebrated her life, which it said was based on kindness, faith and love of the football Rita Fernandes Barbosa, a co-ordinator at the religious home where Sister Inah lived, told RBS TV that the 116-year-old had enjoyed good health for most of her Rita said the nun had any surgeries until she underwent a cataract operation aged family said that she could not hear or see very well towards the end of her life but that she enjoyed sticking to a routine."She liked to get up, eat, and pray and sleep at the same time each day," her relatives told Brazilian TV. A fellow Teresian nun said that Sister Inah "never complained"."She is very grateful, and good-humoured," Sister Terezinha Aragon told Brazilian TV in January when Sister Inah became the world's oldest person after the death of the previous holder of the title, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka at the age of 116. Born on 8 June 1908, Sister Inah had a religious vocation from early on in her life, joining a religious boarding school at the age of 16. She lived in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, for some time before taking her vows but returned to Brazil in 1930, where she taught Portuguese and maths at a school in Rita put the 116-year-old's longevity down to discipline. "Discipline in her work and in her life, she always worked a lot and was always very sociable and welcoming."
