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Saudi Gazette
01-05-2025
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- Saudi Gazette
World's oldest person dies aged 116 – British woman now holds record
BRASILIA — Inah Canabarro Lucas, a Brazilian nun recognized as the world's oldest person, has died at the age of 116. The Congregation of Teresian Sisters of Brazil announced her death in a statement, praising her life of 'dedication and devotion.' Born on 8 June 1908, she became the world's oldest person earlier this year following the death of Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, who also died aged 116. On her 110th birthday, Lucas received a special blessing from Pope Francis, who died last week aged 88. When asked about the secret to her longevity, she attributed it to God: "He is the secret of life. He is the secret of everything.' The nun was also a fan of the Sport Club Internacional football club in Porto Alegre. The club paid tribute to her in a post on X, celebrating her "legacy of spirituality and compassion.' It is also worth noting that Brazil is also home to the oldest man in the world. João Marinho Neto from Ceara, who is 112 years old, has been confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest man in the world. With the death of Inah Canabarro Lucas, the title of the oldest person in the world now passes to Ethel Caterham, a resident of Surrey, England, who is now 115 years and 252 days old, according to the US-based Gerontological Research Group (GRG) and the LongeviQuest database. Born on 21 August 1909, in Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire, Caterham is thought to be the last surviving subject of Edward VII. Upon turning 115 last year, she became only the third British person to ever reach this age. — Euronews
Yahoo
01-05-2025
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World's oldest person dies aged 116 – British woman now holds record
Inah Canabarro Lucas, a Brazilian nun recognised as the world's oldest person, has died at the age of 116. The Congregation of Teresian Sisters of Brazil announced her death in a statement, praising her life of 'dedication and devotion.' Born on 8 June 1908, she became the world's oldest person earlier this year following the death of Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, who also died aged 116. On her 110th birthday, Lucas received a special blessing from Pope Francis, who died last week aged 88. When asked about the secret to her longevity, she attributed it to God: "He is the secret of life. He is the secret of everything.' The nun was also a fan of the Sport Club Internacional football club in Porto Alegre. The club paid tribute to her in a post on X, celebrating her "legacy of spirituality and compassion.' It is also worth noting that Brazil is also home to the oldest man in the world. João Marinho Neto from Ceara, who is 112 years old, has been confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest man in the world. With the death of Inah Canabarro Lucas, the title of the oldest person in the world now passes to Ethel Caterham, a resident of Surrey, England, who is now 115 years and 252 days old, according to the US-based Gerontological Research Group (GRG) and the LongeviQuest database. Born on 21 August 1909, in Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire, Caterham is thought to be the last surviving subject of Edward VII. Upon turning 115 last year, she became only the third British person to ever reach this age.
Irish Daily Mirror
01-05-2025
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- Irish Daily Mirror
World's oldest person dies, aged 116
The oldest person in the world, the Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, has died at the age of 116. The soccer-loving nun, from São Francisco de Assis, passed away peacefully on Wednesday from old age. She became the world's oldest person in December after the death of Japanese woman, Tomiko Itooka. Her ascension to the position was confirmed by LongeviQuest, an organisation that tracks supercentenarians around the globe, reports The Mirror US. Living a long life has become an obsession for rich and powerful people, but Inah had her own more humble secret recipe. Sister Inah Canabarro was so skinny growing up that many didn't think she would survive childhood. She claimed the secret to her long life is her Catholic faith. She passes weeks after Pope Francis as efforts are underway to pick his successor. "I'm young, pretty and friendly - all very good, positive qualities that you have too," the Teresian nun would tell the visitors to her retirement home in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. Canabarro took the title of the oldest living person following the death of Japan's Tomiko Itooka in December, according to LongeviQuest. She ranked as the 20th oldest documented person to have ever lived, a list topped by Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who died in 1997 at the age of 122. With Inah's passing, the world's oldest person is now 115-year-old Ethel Caterham, from the UK, according to LongeviQuest and the US Gerontological Research Group. Canabarro was born on June 8, 1908 to a large family in southern Brazil. But her nephew said her birth was registered two weeks late and she was actually born on May 27. Her great-grandfather was a famed Brazilian general who took up arms during the turbulent period following Brazil's independence from Portugal in the 19th century. She took up religious work still a teenager and spent two years in Montevideo, Uruguay, before moving to Rio de Janeiro and eventually settling in her home state of Rio Grande do Sul. A lifelong teacher, among her former students was General Joao Figueiredo, the last of the military dictators who governed Brazil between 1964 and 1985. She was also the beloved creator of two marching bands at schools in sister cities straddling the border between Uruguay and Brazil. For her 110th birthday, she was honoured by Pope Francis. She was the second oldest nun ever documented, after Lucile Randon, who was the world's oldest person until her death in 2023 at the age of 118. Local soccer club Inter - which was founded after Canabarro's birth - had celebrated every year the birthday of its oldest fan. Her room was decorated with gifts in the team's red and white colours, her nephew revealed. "White or black, rich or poor, whoever you are, Inter is the team of the people," she said in one video posted on social media celebrating her 116th birthday with the club's president.
Euronews
01-05-2025
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- Euronews
World's oldest person dies aged 116 – British woman now holds record
ADVERTISEMENT Inah Canabarro Lucas, a Brazilian nun recognised as the world's oldest person , has died at the age of 116. The Congregation of Teresian Sisters of Brazil announced her death in a statement, praising her life of 'dedication and devotion.' Born on 8 June 1908, she became the world's oldest person earlier this year following the death of Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, who also died aged 116 . On her 110th birthday, Lucas received a special blessing from Pope Francis, who died last week aged 88 . When asked about the secret to her longevity, she attributed it to God: "He is the secret of life. He is the secret of everything.' The nun was also a fan of the Sport Club Internacional football club in Porto Alegre. The club paid tribute to her in a post on X, celebrating her "legacy of spirituality and compassion.' It is also worth noting that Brazil is also home to the oldest man in the world. João Marinho Neto from Ceara, who is 112 years old, has been confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest man in the world. Ethel celebrates her 115th birthday at Hallmark Lakeview Care Home in Surrey Hallmark Care Homes With the death of Inah Canabarro Lucas, the title of the oldest person in the world now passes to Ethel Caterham, a resident of Surrey, England, who is now 115 years and 252 days old, according to the US-based Gerontological Research Group (GRG) and the LongeviQuest database. Born on 21 August 1909, in Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire, Caterham is thought to be the last surviving subject of Edward VII. Upon turning 115 last year, she became only the third British person to ever reach this age.
