The world's oldest individual, Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, died on Wednesday at age 116, having just made it through infancy and crediting her longevity to God, her congregation and two longevity experts.
The title then goes to Ethel Caterham of Surrey in England, at 115 years old, based on information provided by the US Gerontological Research Group (GRG) and the LongeviQuest database.
Born on June 8, 1908, Canabarro became the globe's oldest individual when Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka died in January at age 116.
The Teresian Sisters of Brazil Congregation in Porto Alegre reported Canabarro died on Wednesday in a statement in which it expressed thanks "for the devotion and commitment" she showed throughout her life.
LongeviQuest, in an obituary, reported Canabarro was a sickly child and "many doubted she would live."
She entered religious life in 1934 at age 26 between Wars I and II.
She credited her long lifespan to God, declaring: "He is the secret of life. He is the secret of everything," reported LongeviQuest.
For her 110th birthday she was blessed by Pope Francis, who himself passed away last Monday at the age of 88.
While she had listed her date of birth as May 27, 1908, "her documented date of birth is June 8, 1908," GRG director Robert Young explained to AFP in January.
LongeviQuest reported Canabarro was the 15th-oldest recorded individual in history and became the second-oldest nun following France's Lucile Randon, who died at the age of 118 in 2023.
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