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India.com
09-06-2025
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Meet Worlds Oldest Living Person; Born Before TV, Computer Or Internet Era; She Is Aged...Had 7 Siblings - Check Her India Connection
photoDetails english 2913378 In a world filled with chaos and stress, one remarkable woman has lived a life of quiet determination. Ethel Caterham, a 115-year-old British woman, has become the world's oldest living person, according to the Gerontology Research Group. Without fanfare or controversy, she's walked her path with dignity and resilience, inspiring others with her remarkable longevity. You will be amazed to know that she was born before TV, computer and internet even exist in the world. Updated:Jun 09, 2025, 05:15 PM IST Meet World's Oldest Living Person 1 / 10 In a world filled with chaos and stress, one remarkable woman has lived a life of quiet determination. Ethel Caterham, a 115-year-old British woman, has become the world's oldest living person, according to the Gerontology Research Group. Without fanfare or controversy, she's walked her path with dignity and resilience, inspiring others with her remarkable longevity. You will be amazed to know that she was born before TV, computer and internet even exist in the world. Meet Oldest Living Person In The World 2 / 10 Meet Ethel Caterham, a 115-year-old British woman who now holds the title of the world's oldest living person, according to the Gerontology Research Group. She has become the oldest person in the world, at the age of 115 and 252 days. She lives at a care home in Lightwater, Surrey, got to this milestone after the death of Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, aged 116. Caterham has revealed secret to her longevity. Ethel Caterham's Timeless Life 3 / 10 Born in 1909 in Shipton Bellinger, a quaint English village, Ethel Caterham grew up amidst simplicity and strong family values. As one of eight siblings, she experienced a childhood marked by routine and tradition. Witnessing two World Wars and the dawn of the internet age, Ethel's calm demeanor remained unwavering. Her steady presence, built over time, has contributed to her remarkable physical and mental strength, a testament to the power of resilience and tranquility. Who Is The Oldest Living Person In The World? 4 / 10 Ethel May Collins was born in Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire, England, on 21 August 1909 as the second-youngest of eight children, and was raised in Tidworth, Wiltshire. Her sister, Gladys Babilas (1897–2002), lived to be 104. In 1927, aged 18, she went on a voyage to India and worked as an au pair to a military family until she was 21. Ethel Caterham's Life History 5 / 10 She returned to the UK in 1931 and met her future husband, Norman Caterham. They married at Salisbury Cathedral in 1933. She became a lieutenant colonel in the army, and the couple were stationed in Hong Kong and Gibraltar. Secret To Ethel Caterhan's Long Life 6 / 10 At her 115th birthday celebrations in August 2024, BBC quoted her as saying that she 'didn't know why there was all the fuss.' She said the secret to her longevity was "never arguing with anyone, I listen and I do what I like". The new record has been confirmed by Guinness World Records and LongeviQuest, a database of the world's oldest people. She Has Seen The Wars, Violence And Survived 7 / 10 According to BBC, she has lived through the sinking of the Titanic, World War One, the Russian Revolution, the Great Depression and World War Two. She has spent the last 50 years living in Surrey and continued driving until she was 97. A Letter From The King 8 / 10 On her 115th birthday, BBC reported that she received a letter from the King congratulating her on a 'truly remarkable milestone'. The King conveyed his 'warmest good wishes' and 'hoped that Ethel enjoys her incredibly special day'. The letter stated that His Majesty was 'heartened to learn about Ethel's fascinating personal history'. Ethel's Secret to Longevity 9 / 10 In a recent interview, 115-year-old Ethel Caterham shared the secret to her remarkable life: "Never arguing with anyone. I listen and I do what I like." Her gentle yet powerful words reveal a life of peace, harmony, and self-determination – a testament to the power of positivity and inner calm. She Got COVID-19 And... 10 / 10 Caterham is also one of the oldest people to survive Covid-19, after contracting it in 2020 at the age of 110, according to Guinness World Records. She is currently the world's oldest living person, as well as the last living person born in the 1900s decade.
Herald Malaysia
09-05-2025
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- 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
Yahoo
03-05-2025
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World's Oldest Person, Nun Inah Canabarro Lucas of Brazil, Dies at 116: ‘A Legacy That Transcends Time'
Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, the world's oldest person, died on April 30 at age 116 Lucas was recognized by Guinness World Records after the death of 116-year-old Tomiko Itooka, the former title holder Lucas previously attributed her longevity to God, saying, 'He is the secret of life. He is the secret of everything' Inah Canabarro Lucas, the Brazilian nun who was officially recognized as the world's oldest person in January, has died. She was 116. Colégio Santa Teresa in Brazil, where NPR reported Lucas lived her final days, announced that she died on Wednesday, April 30 — leaving behind "a legacy that transcends time." In an Instagram statement translated from Portuguese, Lucas' order called her "a symbol of wisdom, faith, and unconditional love for others." "Her legacy will live on in the history of the Santa Teresa Schools, where she passed through, profoundly touching the lives of countless generations with her serene presence, welcoming gaze, and tireless dedication to education. 📚 🤍," the statement read. "The Teresian family bids farewell with a grateful heart, honored to have had Sr. Inah as an example of dedication and mission." "May her memory continue to inspire us on the path of fraternity and love that she knew how to follow so well 💙," the statement concluded. Related: Woman Breaks Record for World's Biggest Female Mouth Gape — Watch Her Fit Everyday Objects in Her 'Very Tall' Mouth Guinness World Records first declared that Lucas was the world's oldest living person on Jan. 4, days after the death of former oldest living person Tomiko Itooka, who was 116 years old when she died on Dec. 29 in Japan. Itooka held the title of both oldest living person and oldest living woman since August 2024. Lucas previously told LongeviQuest that she attributed her longevity to God. 'He is the secret of life. He is the secret of everything," she said. The oldest person ever, according to Guinness, was Jeanne Louise Calment of France, who died in August 1997 at 122 years and 164 days old, which Guinness called the "greatest fully authenticated age to which any human has ever lived." As for Lucas, the nun was born on June 8, 1908, in São Francisco de Assis in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, per Guinness World Records — at a time when Theodore Roosevelt was the U.S. president and movies were still silent, CNN noted. As previously reported, she began her studies at the Santa Teresa de Jesus boarding school in Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in 1928. Lucas eventually moved to Uruguay and was confirmed in the Catholic Church in October 1929, per LongeviQuest, before returning to Brazil to teach Portuguese and mathematics in 1930. Lucas eventually took her vows to become a nun in July 1934 at 26 years old, before she began working as a teacher in the early 1940s. In the decades to follow, she worked in Itaqui, later as a professor and secretary in Santana de Livramento and eventually returned to Itaqui to work as a teacher. Finally, Lucas worked at the Provincial House in Porto Alegre in February 1980, per LongeviQuest. Retiring in 1995, she honored with an apostolic blessing from Pope Francis for her 110th birthday in 2018, according to Guinness. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Lucas' relatives told Brazilian TV, per the BBC, that she "liked to get up, eat, and pray and sleep at the same time each day," as a fellow nun, Sister Terezinha Aragon, called her "very grateful" and "good-humored." She previously described herself as a lifelong soccer fan and supporter of Sport Club Internacional. The club paid tribute to her on X following her death. "We bid farewell to Sister, celebrating her legacy of spirituality and compassion and wishing strength to her friends and family," the club wrote in a translated post. Ethel Caterham of Britain is now the world's oldest living person, according to Guinness. She is 115 years and 252 days old. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
03-05-2025
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World's Oldest Person, Nun Inah Canabarro Lucas of Brazil, Dies at 116: ‘A Legacy That Transcends Time'
Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, the world's oldest person, died on April 30 at age 116 Lucas was recognized by Guinness World Records after the death of 116-year-old Tomiko Itooka, the former title holder Lucas previously attributed her longevity to God, saying, 'He is the secret of life. He is the secret of everything' Inah Canabarro Lucas, the Brazilian nun who was officially recognized as the world's oldest person in January, has died. She was 116. Colégio Santa Teresa in Brazil, where NPR reported Lucas lived her final days, announced that she died on Wednesday, April 30 — leaving behind "a legacy that transcends time." In an Instagram statement translated from Portuguese, Lucas' order called her "a symbol of wisdom, faith, and unconditional love for others." "Her legacy will live on in the history of the Santa Teresa Schools, where she passed through, profoundly touching the lives of countless generations with her serene presence, welcoming gaze, and tireless dedication to education. 📚 🤍," the statement read. "The Teresian family bids farewell with a grateful heart, honored to have had Sr. Inah as an example of dedication and mission." "May her memory continue to inspire us on the path of fraternity and love that she knew how to follow so well 💙," the statement concluded. Related: Woman Breaks Record for World's Biggest Female Mouth Gape — Watch Her Fit Everyday Objects in Her 'Very Tall' Mouth Guinness World Records first declared that Lucas was the world's oldest living person on Jan. 4, days after the death of former oldest living person Tomiko Itooka, who was 116 years old when she died on Dec. 29 in Japan. Itooka held the title of both oldest living person and oldest living woman since August 2024. Lucas previously told LongeviQuest that she attributed her longevity to God. 'He is the secret of life. He is the secret of everything," she said. The oldest person ever, according to Guinness, was Jeanne Louise Calment of France, who died in August 1997 at 122 years and 164 days old, which Guinness called the "greatest fully authenticated age to which any human has ever lived." As for Lucas, the nun was born on June 8, 1908, in São Francisco de Assis in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, per Guinness World Records — at a time when Theodore Roosevelt was the U.S. president and movies were still silent, CNN noted. As previously reported, she began her studies at the Santa Teresa de Jesus boarding school in Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in 1928. Lucas eventually moved to Uruguay and was confirmed in the Catholic Church in October 1929, per LongeviQuest, before returning to Brazil to teach Portuguese and mathematics in 1930. Lucas eventually took her vows to become a nun in July 1934 at 26 years old, before she began working as a teacher in the early 1940s. In the decades to follow, she worked in Itaqui, later as a professor and secretary in Santana de Livramento and eventually returned to Itaqui to work as a teacher. Finally, Lucas worked at the Provincial House in Porto Alegre in February 1980, per LongeviQuest. Retiring in 1995, she honored with an apostolic blessing from Pope Francis for her 110th birthday in 2018, according to Guinness. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Lucas' relatives told Brazilian TV, per the BBC, that she "liked to get up, eat, and pray and sleep at the same time each day," as a fellow nun, Sister Terezinha Aragon, called her "very grateful" and "good-humored." She previously described herself as a lifelong soccer fan and supporter of Sport Club Internacional. The club paid tribute to her on X following her death. "We bid farewell to Sister, celebrating her legacy of spirituality and compassion and wishing strength to her friends and family," the club wrote in a translated post. Ethel Caterham of Britain is now the world's oldest living person, according to Guinness. She is 115 years and 252 days old. Read the original article on People
Observer
02-05-2025
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- Observer
The world's oldest person dies at 116
Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, a soccer-loving nun from Brazil believed to be the oldest person in the world and whose longevity had been celebrated by Pope Francis, died 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 thanked her for her 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 Canabarro Lucas 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 Canabarro Lucas 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. Canabarro Lucas'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 Canabarro Lucas was born 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, AP reported. As a teenager, Canabarro Lucas followed her spiritual calling and then took her vows as a nun in Uruguay before returning to Brazil to teach Portuguese and math. When Canabarro Lucas turned 110, she received an apostolic blessing from Francis, who died 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. Canabarro Lucas' 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 Canabarro Lucas' death, LongeviQuest recognized Ethel Caterham, a British woman from Surrey, England, as the oldest person in the world. So how did Canabarro Lucas reach 116? Her Catholic faith, she told AP. 'I'm young, pretty and friendly,' she said, 'all very good, positive qualities that you have, too.'
