The world’s oldest person, French nun Sister André, dies at 118 – National | 24CA News

A French nun who was believed to be the oldest residing individual on this planet died on Tuesday on the age of 118.

Sister André, who was born Lucile Randon, died in a retirement dwelling within the French metropolis of Toulon only some weeks earlier than what would have been her 119th birthday.

The mayor of Toulon, Hubert Falco, confirmed the news of Sister André’s dying on Twitter.

“It is with immense sadness and emotion that I learned tonight of the passing of the world’s oldest person #SisterAndré,” Falco wrote in French.

He shared a black and white photograph of him and Sister André holding fingers.

In a Twitter thread, Falco wrote that Sister André, whom he stated he visited usually, “had evolved with the times” and was “incredibly modern and told me frankly what she thought of this new century.”

David Tavella, Sister André’s spokesperson, additionally confirmed the news of the nun’s dying in an announcement.

“There is great sadness, but she wanted it to happen, it was her desire to join her beloved brother,” he wrote. “For her, it is freedom.”

Sister André was born on Feb. 11, 1904, within the city of Ales in southern France.

She was declared the oldest residing individual by Guinness World Records after the dying of 119-year-old Japanese-born Kane Tanaka in April.

According to Guinness, Sister André devoted most of her life to spiritual service.

She was a trainer and a governess who cared for kids through the Second World War. When the warfare ended, Sister André turned a Catholic nun and spent 28 years working with orphans and the aged in a hospital in Vichy, France.

Guinness claimed Sister André was additionally the oldest nun to ever dwell and the oldest-ever COVID-19 survivor.

In January 2021, Sister André contracted the coronavirus however defied the percentages when she recovered three weeks later.

By the time of her dying, Sister André used a wheelchair and was blind and partially deaf. She reportedly loved indulgences like chocolate and a glass of wine daily.

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Now assuming the spot for the oldest residing individual is American-born Spanish supercentenarian Maria Branyas Morera, who’s 115 years outdated and was born on March 4, 1907, in accordance with The Gerontology Research Group, a company that tracks the small print of individuals believed to be 110 or older.

The oldest identified individual to ever dwell was Jeanne Louise Calment, additionally from France, who lived to be 122, in accordance with Guinness. She died in Arles, southern France on Aug. 4, 1997.

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