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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
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
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
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
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
- General
- 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.'
USA Today
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
World's oldest person, Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, dies at 116
World's oldest person, Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, dies at 116 Show Caption Hide Caption World's oldest living person dies at 116 Inah Canabarro Lucas, the world's oldest living person, has died, nearly five months after being awarded the distinction. A Brazilian nun named the world's oldest person in early 2025 has died, according to LongeviQuest, an agency that tracks the world's longest-living people. Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas died on April 30. She was 116 years old and died just over a month shy of her 117th birthday on June 8. She died in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, reported LongeviQuest. She was first named the world's oldest person in December 2024 after the death of 116-year-old Tomiko Itooka of Japan. According to LongeviQuest, she has racked up quite a few titles throughout her life, and her previous titles include: Jan. 2, 2022 – Oldest Brazilian ecclesiastical person ever. Jan. 23, 2022 – Oldest documented living person in Brazil. July 30, 2022 – Oldest validated living person in South and Latin America. Feb. 16, 2024 – Brazil's oldest living person. Feb. 22, 2024 – Oldest living person in the Americas and the world's third oldest living person. Aug. 19, 2024 – World's second-oldest living person. Dec. 29, 2024 – World's oldest living person. And when she died on April 30, she was the 15th oldest documented person in history, the third oldest ever in Latin America, and the second oldest from Brazil, LongeviQuest reported. Lucas is also the second-oldest nun in history, after France's Lucile Randon, known as Sister André. Randon was the world's oldest person until she died at 118, reported Guinness World Records. Nun lived a full life: Blessed by the Pope in 2018 and was a big soccer fan Born in June 1908 in São Francisco de Assis, Rio Grande do Sul, Lucas was born frail, and many people thought she would not live long, according to LongeviQuest. She began her life of faith at just 16 years old, attending Santa Teresa de Jesus boarding school in Santana do Livramento, and was baptized there on April 21, 1926. She later moved to Montevideo, Uruguay, where at 21 years old, she was confirmed in the Catholic Church in October 1929. The next year, she went back to Brazil to teach Portuguese and mathematics in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, reported LongeviQuest. Lucas renewed her vows in 1932 and then again in 1933. On July 27, 1934, at 26 years old, she took her perpetual vows and officially became a nun. Lucas returned to Santana do Livramento and continued working as a teacher in July 1942. She also worked as a professor and secretary in Santana do Livramento, and in February 1980, she joined the Provincial House in Porto Alegre, where she continued her religious path. Pope Francis blessed Lucas in 2018. The blessing came after she celebrated her 110th birthday, making her a supercentenarian, LongeviQuest shared. Outside of her religion, Lucas was also a soccer fan, according to LongeviQuest. The organization called her 'a devoted supporter of Sport Club Internacional." New title-holders named after nun's passing With Lucas' passing, the title of the world's oldest person belongs to Ethel Caterham of Surrey, England, who is 115 years and 252 days old. Izabel Rosa Pereira, 114, is also Brazil's oldest resident after Lucas' passing. Lucas was once asked how she managed to live so long, to which she replied owing her life to God. 'He is the secret of life,' she said. 'He is the secret of everything.' Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAY's NOW team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia – the 757. Email her at sdmartin@
